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Siglos
| Issuer | Soloi |
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| Year | 500 BC - 480 BC |
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| Currency | Drachm |
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| Obverse description | Forepart of a roaring lion facing right, rendered in archaic style with bold, deeply incuse relief; the open jaws and mane are rendered with vigorous, stylized lines characteristic of early Cypriot coinage. The figure occupies the full field of the flan, with the lion's head shown in profile and the powerful musculature suggested through broad, curved striations. |
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| Reverse description | Facing Gorgoneion depicted in high relief, presenting the characteristic apotropaic visage with wide-staring eyes, broad flat nose, and protruding tongue flanked by prominent fangs; coiling serpents frame the face on either side. The design fills the roughly square field of the hammered flan, rendered in the bold archaic manner typical of late 6th to early 5th century BC Cypriot mint production. |
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| Mint | Soloi |
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