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Tetradrachm
| Issuer | Maroneia (Thrace) |
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| Year | 189 BC - 45 BC |
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| Weight | 15.3 g |
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| Obverse description | Youthful head of Dionysos facing right, rendered in fine Hellenistic style with long, flowing curly hair cascading over the neck and shoulders. The deity is adorned with a taenia beneath an elaborate ivy wreath bearing prominent ivy berries and leaves, rendered in high relief. The facial features are idealized and finely engraved, with a smooth cheek and slightly parted lips characteristic of late Hellenistic die-cutting. The field is plain, with no legend on the obverse. |
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| Reverse description | Dionysos depicted standing nude to the left, his weight balanced in a relaxed contrapposto stance. In his extended right hand he holds a bunch of grapes, while his left arm supports two long thyrsoi or spears and a billowing chlamys draped over the arm. Monograms appear in the inner left and inner right fields as magistrate or control marks. The encircling legend reads ΔΙΟΝΥΣΟΥ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΜΑΡΩΝΙΤΩΝ, identifying the coin as issued by the Maronites in honor of Dionysos Soter. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΔΙΟΝΥΣΟΥ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΜΑΡΩΝΙΤΩΝ |
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