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Tetradrachm - Diodoros
| Issuer | Abydos |
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| Year | 100 BC - 65 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Artemis facing right, hair elaborately styled and bound with a taenia, wearing a quiver over the shoulder. The portrait is rendered in a refined Hellenistic style with fine engraving of individual locks. The field is plain and the entire design is enclosed within a broad dotted border. |
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| Reverse description | Eagle standing right with wings partially spread, perched atop a thunderbolt, head turned to face right. The bird is depicted with bold, naturalistic engraving typical of late Hellenistic civic coinage. The design is framed within a laurel wreath, with the ethnic legend ΑΒΥΔΗΝΩΝ inscribed above and the magistrate's name ΔΙΟΔΩΡΟΥ below. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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