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Hemidrachm
| Issuer | Patrai |
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| Year | 31 BC |
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| Value | Hemidrachm (1/2) |
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| Obverse description | Laureate head of Zeus facing right, rendered in bold Hellenistic style with flowing curly hair and a full beard. The facial features are deeply modelled, conveying a sense of divine authority and sculptural vigour characteristic of late Greek civic coinage. A dotted border frames the field along the coin's irregular periphery. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Name of a magistrate inscribed in two lines within an olive or laurel wreath that encircles the entire design. The civic monogram of Patrai appears prominently below or between the lines of the magistrate's name, serving as the principal civic identifier of this issue. |
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