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Obol

Uitgever Uncertain Cilician city
Jaar 400 BC - 301 BC
Type Log in om details te zien
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Samenstelling Log in om details te zien
Gewicht Log in om details te zien
Diameter 9 mm
Dikte Log in om details te zien
Vorm Log in om details te zien
Techniek Log in om details te zien
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Graveur(s) Log in om details te zien
In omloop tot Log in om details te zien
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Beschrijving voorzijde Bearded male head in right profile, identified as Ares or a warrior deity, wearing a crested Attic helmet with prominent comb and cheekpieces rendered in bold relief. The facial features are strongly modeled, with a defined brow, prominent nose, and full beard. The field to the right is largely plain, with a dotted border partially visible along the coin's periphery. The style is characteristic of Cilician civic coinage of the fourth century BC, reflecting strong Athenian artistic influence.
Schrift voorzijde Log in om details te zien
Opschrift voorzijde Log in om details te zien
Beschrijving keerzijde Athena's owl (glaux) standing left in three-quarter facing view, with large forward-facing eyes rendered in high relief and a distinctly radiating feather crown around the head. The bird is depicted with compact, naturalistic body and taloned feet resting on a ground line. Two elongated olive leaves flank the owl on either side, framing the central device. The overall composition closely emulates Athenian numismatic iconography, reflecting the widespread influence of the 'owl' coinage type across the eastern Mediterranean during the fourth century BC.
Schrift keerzijde Log in om details te zien
Opschrift keerzijde Log in om details te zien
Rand Log in om details te zien
Muntplaats Log in om details te zien
Oplage Log in om details te zien
Aanvullende informatie

Cilicia in the fourth century produced a bewildering number of small silver fractions from cities, dynasts, and satraps whose identities remain disputed or entirely unknown. The attribution to a specific mint is often impossible without hoard evidence, and Göktürk's catalogue acknowledges as much by grouping dozens of types under uncertain issuers. This piece falls into that unresolved zone.

The Persian satrapal system that governed Cilicia through most of this period permitted local coinage, which is why so many stylistically distinct but administratively obscure issues survive.

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