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Didrachm - Philandrus
| Issuer | Leukas (Akarnania) |
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| Year | 167 BC - 100 BC |
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| Currency | Attic drachm |
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| Obverse description | Cult statue of Aphrodite Aineias standing to right, draped, extending right hand holding an aphlaston; a long scepter surmounted by a dove standing right appears to the left, and a stag standing right occupies the background. The entire device is enclosed within a laurel wreath border. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΛEYKAΔIΩN ΦΙΛΑΝΔΡΟΣ |
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Leukas was one of the few Akarnanian cities to continue issuing silver coinage after the Roman reorganization of Greece following the defeat of Perseus in 168 BC — a period when most regional minting effectively ceased under Roman pressure. The magistrate name Philandrus places this piece within that late phase of civic coinage, struck by a community navigating the ambiguities of nominal autonomy under Roman oversight.
The Callataÿ "Late" classification is the key reference here, distinguishing these issues from the earlier Corinthian-standard pegasi that dominate the Leukadian series.