Catalog
| Issuer | Priene |
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| Year | 290 BC - 250 BC |
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| Weight | 1.51 g |
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| Obverse description | Helmeted head of Athena facing left, rendered in fine archaic-influenced style typical of Ionian coinage. The goddess wears a crested Attic helmet adorned with decorative relief work along the bowl, with hair locks visible falling beneath. The portrait is executed in high relief against a smooth field, displaying strong facial features with a prominent nose and almond-shaped eye characteristic of the period. |
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| Reverse description | Trident head depicted centrally within a circular maeander (Greek key) border pattern, serving as the civic symbol of Priene. The magistrate's name appears in Greek characters to the left of the trident, while the city ethnic is inscribed to the right. The design is compact and well-centred within the small flan, with the maeander frame providing a distinctive decorative enclosure characteristic of Prienean coinage of this period. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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