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Tetradrachm
| Issuer | Kydonia |
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| Year | 100 BC - 80 BC |
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| Value | Tetradrachm (1) |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Artemis facing right, rendered in fine Hellenistic style with wavy, elaborately dressed hair. A quiver and bow are visible behind her neck, identifying her as the goddess of the hunt. The magistrate's name ΠΑΣΙΩΝ is inscribed in the field to the left of the bust, divided across the field in two vertical columns. The portrait displays strong, naturalistic modeling characteristic of late Cretan coinage of the first century BC. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Diktynna, the Cretan goddess of hunting, depicted standing facing with head turned to the left, holding a torch in her raised left hand. A hound sits obediently at her feet, reinforcing her identity as a hunting deity closely associated with Artemis in Cretan religious tradition. The entire design is enclosed within a laurel wreath border. The ethnic legend KYΔΩNIATAN identifying the issuing city of Kydonia is inscribed within the wreath field. |
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