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Didrachm - Epikrates
| Issuer | Miletos |
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| Year | 250 BC - 180 BC |
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| Weight | 10.55 g |
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| Obverse description | Laureate head of Apollo facing left, rendered in fine Hellenistic style with flowing, elaborately detailed curly hair falling behind the neck. The laurel wreath is depicted with precise, naturalistic leaves arranged across the crown of the head. The facial features are finely modeled, with a straight nose, slightly parted lips, and a calm, idealized expression characteristic of 3rd–2nd century BC Milesian coinage. The flan is slightly irregular, typical of hammered Greek silver issues of this period. |
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| Reverse description | Lion standing left with head turned back to the right, rendered in a bold, stylized Hellenistic manner. A star appears above the lion's back in the upper field. To the left, the civic monogram of Miletos (MI) is placed above a secondary magistrate's monogram. The magistrate's name EΠIKPATHΣ (Epikrates) is inscribed in the exergue below the groundline, identifying this issue within the Milesian series of magistrate-signed didrachms. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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