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Double Siglos - Aristidas
| Issuer | Knidos |
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| Year | 250 BC - 150 BC |
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| Reference(s) | HN Online#1610 |
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| Reverse description | Forepart of a lion advancing to the left with one forepaw extended, rendered in bold relief with finely detailed mane and musculature. The ethnic legend ΚΝΙΔΙΟΝ arches above the lion's back, identifying the issuing city of Knidos in Caria. Below the lion, the magistrate's name ΑΡΙΣΤΙΔΑΣ appears in the exergual field, denoting the civic official responsible for this issue. The composition is contained within a square incuse frame typical of archaic and early Hellenistic Knidian coinage. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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| Edge | Plain |
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