Catalog
| Issuer | Arados |
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| Year | 161 BC - 160 BC |
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| Currency | Drachm |
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| Obverse description | Bee with outspread straight wings rendered in high relief, facing, centrally placed within a beaded border. To the left of the bee, the Aradian civic era date ΘϘ (= year 99) appears in the field. To the right, a retrograde sigma (Σ) serving as a control mark. The bee is depicted with fine anatomical detail, including segmented abdomen, prominent head, and spread legs, in the accomplished engraving style characteristic of Aradian silver coinage. |
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| Reverse description | A stag standing to the right, rendered in fine relief with naturalistic musculature and detailed antlers, positioned before a tall palm tree whose fronds spread prominently in the upper right field. The legend ΑΡΑΔΙΩΝ is inscribed vertically along the right side of the field. The composition reflects the accomplished Hellenistic die-engraving tradition associated with Aradian civic coinage, with the palm tree serving as a longstanding civic emblem of the city. |
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| Mintage | ND (161 BC - 160 BC) |
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