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Obol

Issuer Side
Year 300 BC - 100 BC
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Shape Round (irregular)
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Obverse description Confronting lion's head in full face, rendered with bold, expressive strokes characteristic of Pamphylian civic coinage; the mane radiates outward in stylized locks surrounding the snarling visage, with open jaws depicting the roaring lion. The flan is typically small and irregularly shaped, consistent with hammered silver obol coinage of the period.
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Reverse description Helmeted head of Athena facing right, wearing a Corinthian helmet pushed back on the head, revealing the goddess's facial features in fine archaic-influenced style. The cheek guards of the helmet are visible, and the neck is rendered with careful detail. The design is set within a plain field on a small, irregularly shaped flan typical of hammered silver fractional coinage from Side in Pamphylia.
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