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Tetradrachm - Artaxerxes III / Darios III Halicarnassus
| Issuer | Achaemenid Empire |
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| Year | 350 BC - 333 BC |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Reverse description | The prow of a war galley advancing to right, rendered in detailed profile. The akrostolion at the bow is rendered as a distinctive hornlike projection, while the fighting platform (epibathra) is adorned with a labrys (double-headed axe). Above the principal battering ram (embolon), the proembolon (upper spur) is decorated with a dolphin motif. Below the hull, a wave pattern indicates the waterline, and to the right a small dolphin descends diagonally, reinforcing the maritime theme. The reverse field is otherwise plain, consistent with the local Carian satrapal coinage tradition of Halicarnassus. |
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| Edge | Plain |
| Mint | Halicarnassus |
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