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Drachm - Sostratos
| Issuer | Sinope (Paphlagonia) |
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| Year | 330 BC - 300 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | A sea-eagle with wings spread wide stands in left profile atop a dolphin swimming to the left, the eagle's talons gripping the dolphin's back in a bold, naturalistic composition emblematic of Sinope's Black Sea coinage. The feathering of the eagle's body and wings is rendered with fine incised detail, and the tail feathers extend horizontally to the right. The magistrate's name ΣΩΣΤΡΑ(ΤΟΣ) appears in the upper field, while the city ethnic ΣΙΝΩ(ΠΗ) is inscribed in large Greek letters along the lower field beneath the dolphin. |
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| Mint | Sinope, Paphlagonia, modern-day Sinop, Turkey |
| Mintage | ND (330 BC - 300 BC) |
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