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Tetradrachm - Hermippos, son of Sipylos
| Issuer | Smyrna |
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| Year | 105 BC - 95 BC |
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| Value | Tetradrachm (4) |
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| Obverse description | Turreted head of Tyche facing right, her hair rendered in loose flowing locks falling behind the neck, wearing a mural crown with multiple towers depicted in fine relief. The portraiture is executed in the Hellenistic style characteristic of late second-century BC Ionian coinage, with well-modelled facial features and an expressive profile. The field is plain, with no additional symbols or inscriptions on this side. |
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| Reverse description | Lion standing right with left forepaw raised in a pose of alert dignity, a motif emblematic of Smyrna's civic identity. The magistrate's name, identifying Hermippos son of Sipylos, appears in the exergue below the ground line. The entire design is enclosed within a wreath of oak leaves and acorns, a characteristic framing device of Smyrnaean civic tetradrachms of this period. The ethnic legend ΣΜΥΡΝΑΙΩΝ is prominently displayed, asserting the issuing authority of the city. |
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| Mint | Smyrna (Ionia) |
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