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Tetradrachm - Athenaios
| Issuer | Lebedos |
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| Year | 160 BC - 140 BC |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Helmeted head of Athena facing right, rendered in fine Hellenistic style with high relief. The goddess wears a Corinthian helmet adorned with a prominent crest and a wreath of laurel or olive leaves visible at the brow. Long wavy locks of hair cascade down behind the neck and below the helmet. The facial features are finely detailed, with a strong profile characteristic of late Hellenistic die-cutting. The field is plain and unlettered. |
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| Reverse description | A Panathenaic amphora flanked by two torches, with the owl of Athena perched atop the amphora, facing front with wings closed, all set within a wreath of olive leaves tied at the bottom. The legend ΛΕΒΕΔΙΩΝ appears in the upper field above the central device, with ΑΘΗΝΑΙΟΣ inscribed in the lower field below, identifying the magistrate responsible for the issue. The entire composition is enclosed within a circular olive wreath border, a hallmark of the stephanophoric tetradrachm series. |
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| Mint | Lebedos |
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