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Æ - Dios
| Issuer | Olbia |
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| Year | 240 BC - 230 BC |
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| Currency | Drachm |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Demeter facing left, her hair bound in a wreath of grain ears; to the right of the main effigy, a secondary facing-left head of Perseus, rendered in lower relief. The composition is characteristic of Olbian civic bronze coinage of the mid-third century BC, with both figures sharing the obverse field in a stylistically archaic manner. |
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| Reverse description | Central field depicts a vertically oriented axe (labrys or single-headed axe) flanked by a bow in its bowcase, arranged in a heraldic composition; a monogram appears to the left of the devices. The legend OΛBIO ΔΙΟΣ is distributed across the field, reading 'of Olbian Zeus,' affirming the civic and religious authority of the issuing polis. The style is bold and schematic, typical of Olbian bronze issues of the period. |
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| Mint | Olbia |
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