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Obol - temp. Artaxerxes II Ionia satrapy
| Issuer | Ionia, Satrapy of |
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| Year | 404 BC - 358 BC |
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| Weight | 0.58 g |
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| Obverse description | Bearded head of a Persian satrap in profile facing right, wearing a tiara or soft cap, rendered in archaic Greek style. The portrait is contained within a beaded border. The facial features are boldly rendered with a pronounced beard and strong profile, typical of Achaemenid satrapal coinage of the late 5th to mid-4th century BC. |
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| Reverse description | The Great King depicted bearded and crowned, kneeling to the right in the traditional Achaemenid royal posture. He holds a strung bow in his left hand and a long spear in his right hand, presented in the characteristic archer-king type associated with Persian imperial iconography. The design is contained within a beaded border and occupies the full field of the flan. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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