Catalog
Hemiobole
| Issuer | Pergamon |
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| Year | 190 BC - 133 BC |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Laureate head of Asklepios facing right, rendered in a Hellenistic style with flowing hair and beard visible beneath the laurel wreath. The portrait is boldly struck within the rounded flan, occupying most of the obverse field. Surface patination obscures fine detail but the god's characteristic mature, bearded effigy remains clearly identifiable. |
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| Reverse description | The sacred serpent of Asklepios coiled in an S-form around a domed omphalos, rendered in high relief at the centre of the reverse field. A branch or staff element is visible to the left of the serpent. The Greek legend AΣKΛHΠIOΥ ΣΩTHΡOΣ, meaning 'of Asklepios the Saviour', accompanies the type, referencing the cult epithet of the healing deity honoured at Pergamon. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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