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Drachm
| Issuer | Emporion |
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| Year | 200 BC - 100 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Draped female head facing right, her hair bound and crowned with a wreath of wheat ears, rendered in the Hellenistic style typical of the Emporitane mint. Three dolphins are disposed around the effigy in the field, serving as maritime symbols emblematic of the city's Greek colonial heritage and commercial seafaring activity. The modelling of the portrait is bold and deeply struck, with the facial features exhibiting a naturalistic quality characteristic of late Hellenistic Greek coinage from the Iberian peninsula. |
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| Reverse description | The winged horse Pegasus is depicted in full gallop to the right, with wings spread and forelegs raised, executed in a lively Hellenistic style. A hermit crab is rendered in the lower field beneath the creature, serving as a secondary civic symbol. The ethnic legend ΕΜΠΟΡΙΤΩΝ, meaning 'of the Emporions,' is inscribed in Greek characters along the lower portion of the field, identifying the issuing city-state. The overall composition reflects the strong Greek artistic tradition maintained by Emporion well into the second and first centuries BC. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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