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Tetradrachm
| Issuer | Tenedos |
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| Year | 100 BC - 70 BC |
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| Value | Tetradrachm (4) |
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| Obverse description | Janiform conjoined heads of a male deity and a female deity facing in opposite directions, the male head to the left laureate with curling beard and flowing hair, the female head to the right with smooth hair drawn back. The distinctive janiform type is the hallmark of Tenedian coinage, evoking the island's mythological heritage. The high-relief modeling of both portraits displays accomplished Hellenistic engraving, with finely rendered facial features and elaborate hair treatment. No legend appears on the obverse. |
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| Reverse description | A large double-headed axe (labrys) set on a long handle occupies the central field, the canonical civic symbol of Tenedos. To the lower left of the handle appears a bucranium (ox skull) and to the lower right a caduceus or trident-like symbol. The entire device is encircled by a wreath of olive or laurel leaves. The ethnic legend TENEΔIΩN is inscribed in Greek letters above the axe across the upper field within the wreath. |
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| Mintage | ND (100 BC - 70 BC) |
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