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Obol
| Issuer | Selge |
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| Year | 350 BC - 300 BC |
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| Reference(s) | SNG France#1948-1955 |
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| Reverse description | Helmeted head of Athena facing right, wearing a Corinthian helmet pushed back on the head and adorned with a prominent crest. To the left behind the head appears an astragalos (knucklebone), a distinctive subsidiary symbol associated with the coinage of Selge in Pisidia. The portrait is rendered in fine archaic-to-classical style with carefully modeled facial features and visible cheekpiece detail on the helmet. |
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| Mintage | ND (350 BC - 300 BC) |
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Selge was a Pisidian city that managed to maintain genuine independence through much of the Hellenistic period — a rarity among inland Anatolian communities. These small silver fractions circulated within a mountainous economy where transactional coinage needed to be practical and portable. At this weight, they represent the lowest denomination struck by the city's mint, likely produced alongside larger staters for local market use rather than inter-regional trade.