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Tetradrachm

Issuer Myrina
Year 160 BC - 143 BC
Type Standard circulation coin
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Obverse description Laureate head of Apollo facing right, rendered in high relief with finely detailed wavy hair adorned with a laurel wreath. The portrait displays the characteristic idealized Hellenistic style, with smooth facial features, a straight nose, and slightly parted lips. The hair falls in long, carefully engraved locks behind the neck. The field is plain, with no inscription on the obverse.
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Reverse description Standing figure of Apollo to the right, draped, holding a laurel branch in his outstretched right hand and resting his left hand on a tall grounded bow; before him stands a Delphic omphalos or kantharos at his feet. The entire central type is set within a wreath of laurel branches that frames the reverse field. The ethnic legend MYPINAIΩN is inscribed vertically to the left of the figure within the wreath.
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Mintage ND (160 BC - 143 BC)
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