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Æ - Scilurus Olbia
| Issuer | Kings of Skythia |
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| Year | 130 BC - 120 BC |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Diademed and bearded male head of King Scilurus facing right, rendered in a bold, slightly provincial style characteristic of Pontic-region coinage. The diadem is tied behind the nape with flowing ends, and long hair falls in locks to the neck. The portrait occupies the full field of the flan with no visible border or legend on the obverse. |
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| Reverse description | Three vertical symbols arranged in the field: a grain ear to the left, a bow within a decorated bowcase at centre, and an upright club to the right, all emblematic of the Skythian royal iconography and the city of Olbia. A circular Greek legend surrounds the devices, reading BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΣΚΙΛΟΥΡΟΥ, with the ethnic OΛBIO inscribed in the lower exergual area. The design is boldly struck though somewhat irregular on the flan edges. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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