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Drachm
| Issuer | Istros |
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| Year | 400 BC - 350 BC |
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| Currency | Drachm |
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| Obverse description | Two male heads rendered en face, juxtaposed side by side and filling the field; the left head is inverted, a distinctive and iconic convention unique to the coinage of Istros. Both faces display archaic stylistic traits with broad, flat features, large eyes, and flowing hair rendered in low relief. The right head is upright with curly hair framing the face, while the inverted left head mirrors the composition, its hair cascading downward. No legend or inscription appears on the obverse. |
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| Reverse description | A sea-eagle depicted in left profile, wings partly spread, stands atop a dolphin which it grips firmly with its talons; the dolphin is rendered horizontally beneath the eagle, curving slightly downward. The composition conveys dynamic tension between predator and prey, a celebrated emblem of Istrian civic identity referencing the city's maritime setting on the Black Sea. The Greek ethnic legend ΙΣΤΡΙΗ arcs along the upper field, identifying the issuing polis. The secondary control mark alpha (A) appears in the lower field beneath the dolphin, likely denoting an emission or magistrate series. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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