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Tetradrachm - Apollophanes
| Issuer | Abydos |
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| Year | 100 BC - 65 BC |
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| Currency | Attic drachm |
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| Obverse description | Diademed and draped male bust in right profile, rendered in the Hellenistic tradition with finely detailed hair bound by a royal diadem, the ends of which fall behind the neck. The portrait exhibits strong, idealized facial features consistent with a divine or heroic effigy, possibly Apollo. The coin is enclosed within a dotted border, and the surfaces display characteristic patination of heavily circulated silver coinage from the late Hellenistic period. |
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| Reverse description | An eagle displayed with spread wings, standing to the right upon a horizontal thunderbolt, rendered in the bold style characteristic of late Hellenistic civic coinage. A wreath of olive branches frames the design around the upper periphery of the field, with a small star or astral symbol visible above. The Greek legend ABYΔHNΩN is inscribed to the left and right of the eagle in the field, while the magistrate's name ΑΠΟΛΛΟΦΑΝΟΥ appears in the lower exergual area, identifying the issuing authority. The entire composition is enclosed within a dotted border. |
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| Mint | Abydos |
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