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Obol
| Issuer | Mallos |
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| Year | 440 BC - 390 BC |
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| Weight | 0.72 g |
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| Obverse description | Forepart of a man-headed bull advancing to the left, rendered in archaic Greek style on the flan's broad, irregular surface. The anthropomorphic head displays a bearded male face with deeply modelled features, surmounted by bovine horns. The muscular chest and forelegs of the bull are visible below, conveying a vigorous, compact composition characteristic of Cilician coinage of the late fifth century BC. |
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| Reverse description | Facing female head depicted en face within a shallow incuse square, executed in fine archaic-to-transitional Greek style. The head is centrally placed within the incuse, with hair rendered in wavy locks swept back from the face. The partial ethnic inscription MAP flanks the lower portion of the head, referencing the city of Mallos (Mallus) in Cilicia. The incuse square border is clearly defined, framing the design with geometric precision. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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