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Bronze AE 15
| Issuer | Erythrai |
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| Year | 250 BC - 200 BC |
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| Currency | Drachm |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Helios facing three-quarters to the right, rendered in the Hellenistic style characteristic of Erythraian civic coinage. The deity's hair is depicted with distinctive radiate striations, suggesting the solar divinity's luminous attribute. The flan is irregular and the surfaces show heavy patination consistent with ancient bronze, with the design executed in relatively high relief. The field around the effigy is plain, and no legend is present on the obverse. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse field bears a four-line Greek inscription in bold, well-spaced characters arranged across the center of the flan, reading ΒΑΤΑΚΟΣ / ΠΑΡΑΜΟ / ΝΟΥ / ΕΡΥ, identifying the magistrate Batakos, son of Paramonos, and the ethnic abbreviation for Erythrai. In the lower right field, a small figure — likely a bunch of grapes or a kantharos — serves as a civic symbol or secondary type. The coin's surface displays a dark olive-brown patina with areas of encrustation typical of circulated Hellenistic bronze. |
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| Mintage | ND (250 BC - 200 BC) |
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