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Hemiassarion
| Issuer | Apamea (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 193-235 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Turreted and draped bust of Tyche, the city-goddess of Apamea, facing right, wearing a mural crown with multiple battlements rendered in some detail. The bust is draped in a chiton, with curled hair falling to the neck. The Greek legend AΠAMЄIA is disposed around the bust in the field, partially visible along the left and right margins. |
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| Reverse description | Hekate Triformis depicted as three standing female figures arranged back-to-back in a trifaced composition. The left and right figures each hold a torch in each hand, while the central figure holds a phiale in her right hand. The epithet CΩTЄIPA (Saviour) appears as the reverse legend, identifying Hekate in her protective aspect as venerated at Apamea. |
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| Mint | Apamea Cibotus / Apamea ad Maeandrum, Phrygia, Turkey |
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