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Dichalkos Zeus, prow of galley
| Issuer | Arados |
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| Year | 174 BC - 141 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Laureate head of Zeus facing right, rendered in archaic Phoenician style with coarse, flowing locks and a prominent beard. The portrait is boldly struck within a dotted border encircling the entire flan. The features are characteristic of Aradian civic coinage of the mid-second century BC, with a strong, slightly stylized profile typical of the local engraving tradition. The field is otherwise plain. |
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| Reverse description | Prow of a Phoenician war galley (trireme) facing left, depicted with ram and upper oar-banks rendered schematically. A Phoenician inscription appears below the prow, identifying the civic authority of Arados. The entire device is enclosed within a dotted border. The composition is characteristic of Aradian naval coinage, reflecting the city's prominent maritime role in the eastern Mediterranean during the Hellenistic period. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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