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Half Siglos - Orontas Kisthene
| Issuer | Satrapy of Mysia (Achaemenid Satrapies) |
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| Year | 362 BC - 348 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Nude warrior in the Achaemenid tradition kneeling to the right on a ground line, wearing a crested Attic helmet. The figure braces a large, oval hoplon shield with the left arm, its concave face dominating the left field, while the right arm extends a spear diagonally across the upper field. The muscular body is rendered in a vigorous, archaic-influenced style typical of fifth- and fourth-century Asia Minor coinage. |
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| Reverse description | Forepart of a winged boar advancing to the right, the animal's bristled neck and snout rendered with fine incised detail. A prominent feathered wing rises above the body, its individual quills carefully delineated in high relief. The type is the civic badge of Kisthene and serves as the principal identifying device of this satrap's coinage. The inscription ΟΡΟΝΤΑ appears in the field, naming the issuing authority Orontas. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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