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Tetradrachm
| Issuer | Ilion |
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| Year | 95 BC - 87 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Helmeted head of Athena facing right, the goddess adorned with a necklace and wearing a triple-crested Corinthian helmet wreathed with laurel. The portrayal reflects the Hellenistic civic coinage tradition of the Troad, with careful attention to the helmet crest arrangement and the decorative wreathing. The facial features are rendered in fine relief typical of late Hellenistic die engraving. The field surrounding the effigy is largely plain, emphasizing the central portrait. |
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| Reverse description | Athena Ilias depicted standing to the right, holding a distaff in one hand and a spear in the other, embodying the city's patron deity in her distinctly Troadic cultic aspect. A fly appears before the figure, serving as a civic symbol or mint control mark, while a monogram is positioned in the field behind. The reverse legend in Greek script identifies the coin's religious and civic authority. The composition is characteristic of late Hellenistic civic issues from the Troad, combining divine imagery with epigraphic and symbolic elements. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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