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Tetradrachm
| Issuer | Uncertain Bactrian city (Baktria) |
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| Year | 261 BC - 238 BC |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Helmeted head of Athena facing right, rendered in the classical Attic style. The goddess wears a crested Attic helmet adorned with three olive leaves over the visor and a spiral palmette on the bowl, along with an earring and necklace. The portrait displays fine engraving characteristic of Hellenistic coinage of the Bactrian region. The monogram MNA appears in the left field behind the head. |
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| Reverse description | Owl standing right with head facing forward, a composition closely derived from the classical Athenian New Style tetradrachm tradition. An olive sprig and crescent appear in the field to the left behind the owl. The ethnic inscription AΘE is positioned in the field to the right before the owl, identifying the Athenian prototype. The design is executed in the Hellenistic manner, reflecting the continued circulation and imitation of Athenian coinage types in the eastern Greek world. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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