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Tetradrachm - Eut...
| Issuer | Smyrna |
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| Year | 150 BC - 143 BC |
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| Value | Tetradrachm (4) |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Tyche in right profile, wearing a prominent mural crown with crenellated battlements, emblematic of the city's prosperity and divine protection. The effigy displays fine Hellenistic workmanship, with elaborately rendered wavy locks cascading behind the neck in deeply cut relief. The facial features are idealized yet naturalistic, with a well-defined brow, almond-shaped eye, and delicate lips characteristic of second-century BC Ionian die-cutting. No legend or inscription appears in the field. |
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| Reverse description | The ethnic legend ΣΜΥΡ / ΝΑΙΩΝ is inscribed in two lines within a large laurel wreath, identifying the issuing city of Smyrna. A magistrate's control monogram appears below the two-line legend, serving as an administrative identifier for the issuing authority. The wreath border, rendered with fine detail, encloses the entire reverse design and is a hallmark of Smyrnaean civic coinage of this period. The field is otherwise plain, with no additional symbols or exergual markings. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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