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Hemidrachm - Proxenus
| Issuer | Kios |
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| Year | 340 BC - 330 BC |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Laureate head of Apollo facing right, rendered in fine Hellenistic style with long, wavy hair cascading behind the neck. The laurel wreath is clearly articulated across the brow, with individual leaves visible. The facial features are finely engraved, displaying a straight nose and slightly parted lips characteristic of 4th-century BC Greek coinage. In the lower field below the chin, the city ethnic KIA appears in Greek characters, identifying the issuing city of Kios in Bithynia. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΚΙΑ |
| Reverse description | Prow of a warship (galley) oriented to the left, depicted in three-quarter perspective with oar-banks and a prominent ram (embolon) at the bow. An aphlaston (ornamental stern fitting) rises above the prow, and a six-pointed star or rosette is visible on the hull, serving as a decorative device. The magistrate's name ΠΡΟΞΕΝΟΣ (Proxenos) is divided across the field in two lines, with ΠΡΟΞ above the prow and ΕΝΟΣ below, indicating the issuing authority responsible for this emission. |
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