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Tetradrachm

Issuer Syros
Year 150 BC - 138 BC
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Reference(s) Dewing#1968 var.
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Reverse description Two nude male figures, the Kabeiroi, standing facing one another within a rectangular frame, each resting on a long scepter or spear; the figures are rendered in a hieratic, frontal style with stylized anatomical detail. The frame is flanked on either side by olive or laurel branches extending into the outer field. The Greek legend ΘΕΩΝ ΚΑΒΕΙΡΩΝ ΣΥΡΙΩΝ is inscribed on three sides of the central panel, reading vertically on the left and right and horizontally along the bottom, denoting 'of the Syrian Kabeiroi gods.' The composition reflects the strong religious identity of the Kabeiroi cult on Syros during the Hellenistic period.
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Reverse lettering ΘEΩN KABEIPΩN ΣYPIΩN
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