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Colchian Tetri II Type Hemidrachm
| Issuer | Dioskourias |
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| Year | 500 BC - 200 BC |
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| Weight | 2.6 g |
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| Obverse description | Head of a male figure facing right, depicted in a schematic, archaic local style characteristic of Colchian coinage. The portrait displays simplified facial features with a prominent nose and lips, rendered in low relief. The hair falls in a long, straight mass to the nape of the neck. The field is plain, with no legend or inscription present. The overall treatment reflects the influence of Achaemenid Persian artistic traditions on the coinage of the Black Sea region. |
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| Reverse description | Facing frontal head of an owl rendered in a stylized, schematic manner, occupying the central field within a shallow incuse or raised border. The large, almond-shaped eyes are prominently depicted, flanked by spread wings shown as feathered lobes to either side of the head. The lower portion of the design features a scalloped, feathered breast pattern. The type is closely related to Athenian owl coinage but executed in a distinctly local Colchian idiom. No legend or inscription appears in the field. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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