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Drachm - Hermolykos
| Issuer | Myndos |
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| Year | 180 BC - 140 BC |
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| Reference(s) | HN Online#325, SNG von Aulock#2636 |
| Obverse description | Laureate head of Sarapis facing right, surmounted by the Egyptian atef crown — a tall white crown flanked by ostrich feathers with a solar disc at its base — rendered in the Hellenistic style characteristic of Carian civic coinage of the period. The deity's hair falls in thick wavy locks about the neck, and the facial features are modelled with broad, somewhat summary strokes typical of small-module hammered silver. The field to the right is largely plain, consistent with the compact flan size. |
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| Reverse description | Central type comprises the crown of Isis — a sun disc set between two cow horns — placed atop a pair of outward-curving grain ears that serve as its base, the whole composition evoking the fertility symbolism of the Egyptian goddess. Beneath the grain ears, a upright torch is depicted in the lower field, serving as a civic symbol or magistrate's emblem. The Greek ethnic legend ΜΥΝΔΙΩΝ and the magistrate's name ΕΡΜΟΛΥΚ are disposed around the field, divided between left and right, within a dotted border. The design reflects the strong Ptolemaic religious influence on Carian civic iconography during the second century BC. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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