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Tetradrachm - Gerontos
| Issuer | Laodikeia (Phrygia) |
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| Year | 133 BC - 67 BC |
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| Currency | Cistophoric drachm |
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| Obverse description | Central type of the cistophoric coinage: a cista mystica depicted in three-quarter view, its lid ajar, from which an erect serpent emerges and coils around the basket. The entire design is enclosed within a dense ivy wreath composed of leaves, clusters of grapes, and twisting vines rendered in high relief, a hallmark of the Hellenistic cistophoric series. The field is plain and uninscribed. The composition follows the standardized obverse type established for cistophoroi throughout the cities of western Asia Minor. |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
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| Edge | Plain |
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