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Tetradrachm
| Issuer | Tenedos (Troad) |
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| Year | 100 BC - 70 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Janiform double effigy rendered as two conjoined facing busts seen in opposite profile: to the left, a laureate and bearded head of Zeus, and to the right, a diademed head of Hera. The two heads share a common neck, a distinctive iconographic convention long associated with the coinage of Tenedos. The modeling is bold and naturalistic, characteristic of late Hellenistic die-cutting, with careful attention to the deity's attributes — the laurel wreath of Zeus and the royal diadem of Hera — clearly articulated in relief. |
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| Reverse description | A large double-headed axe (labrys), the principal civic emblem of Tenedos, is depicted upright and centrally placed in the field. Flanking the handle are two secondary symbols: to the left, a hanging bunch of grapes, and to the right, a tripod. Above the axe head, the ethnic legend ΤΕΝΕΔΙΩΝ is inscribed in Greek characters. The entire composition is enclosed within a plain olive wreath that frames the full reverse field, enhancing the formal, emblematic character of the design. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΤΕΝΕΔΙΩΝ |
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