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Drachm
| Issuer | Kibyra (Phrygia) |
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| Year | 166 BC - 84 BC |
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| Value | Drachm (1) |
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| Obverse description | Bare male head in right profile, wearing a crested Attic helmet with cheekpieces, rendered in high relief in the Hellenistic tradition. The facial features are strongly modelled, with a prominent nose and firm jaw. The neck and lower drapery of the helmet are visible beneath the bust. The field is plain and uninscribed. |
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| Reverse description | Helmeted and cuirassed warrior on horseback charging to the right, brandishing a long spear in the right hand and holding a round shield on the left arm. A torch appears in the field to the left behind the rider, serving as a civic or dynastic symbol. The ethnic legend ΚΙΒΥΡΑΤΩΝ appears in the field, accompanied by the magistrate's monogram MK, identifying the issuing city of Kibyra and a mint official. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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