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Drachm
| Issuer | Polyrhenion |
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| Year | 300 BC - 270 BC |
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| Value | Drachm (1) |
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| Obverse description | Facing bucranium (bull's head en face) rendered in bold relief, with prominent curved horns and finely detailed muzzle, occupying the central field. The design is surrounded by a radiate or dotted border, with the ethnic legend distributed around the periphery in Greek characters. The bold, frontal presentation of the bucranium is characteristic of the archaic-to-early Hellenistic civic coinage of Polyrhenion in western Crete, conveying civic and religious symbolism associated with sacrificial cult practice. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΠOΛ – YPHN – IΩN (Translation: Polyrhenion) |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
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