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Obol - Uncertain Dynast Araxa
| Issuer | Lycia, Dynasts of |
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| Year | 380 BC |
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| Value | Obol (⅙) |
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| Obverse description | Helmeted head of Athena facing left, rendered in archaic Greek style with finely engraved detail. The goddess wears a crested Attic helmet, with the tall crest and cheekpieces clearly delineated in low relief. The facial features are rendered with characteristic Lycian provincial style, showing the eye in near-frontal perspective. The field is plain, and the design is enclosed within a neat border of beaded dots. |
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| Reverse description | Female head facing left, depicted wearing a crenelated polos headdress and a simple necklace about the neck, consistent with a divine or regal female type common to Lycian dynastic coinage of the late fifth and early fourth centuries BC. Behind the neck, a Lycian monogram is placed in the field, serving as a dynastic or civic identifier. The portrait is rendered in the local Lycian artistic tradition, with stylized facial features. The design is enclosed within a border of beaded dots. |
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| Mint | Araxa |
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