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demi-unité
| Issuer | Assos |
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| Year | 320 BC - 241 BC |
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| Diameter | 10.5 mm |
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| Obverse description | Helmeted head of Athena facing left, wearing an Attic helmet adorned with an olive leaf crest. The goddess is depicted in the archaic Greek style characteristic of Troas mint coinage, with fine engraving details visible on the helmet bowl and cheek guards. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | A griffon leaping to the left, depicted in profile with wings raised and forelegs extended in a dynamic bounding pose. The mythological creature is rendered in typical Assos civic coinage style, with the city ethnic inscription ASSI appearing in the field. The griffon serves as the principal civic emblem of Assos in the Troad. |
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