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Tetradrachm - Hermogenes, son of Olympiodoros
| Issuer | Laodikeia (Phrygia) |
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| Year | 133 BC - 67 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central type depicting a cista mystica — a wicker basket with a lid ajar — from which an erect serpent emerges, its body coiling upward toward the right. The cista is rendered with fine cross-hatched basketwork detail. The entire central device is enclosed within a lush ivy wreath composed of heart-shaped leaves and rounded berries, encircling the field in the characteristic cistophoric style. |
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| Reverse description | Two serpents rise symmetrically from either side of a decorated bow case, their bodies entwined at the base and their heads confronting one another across the top of the device. A winged kerykeion (caduceus) appears to the right of the bow case. To the left, the ethnic ΛAO identifies the issuing city of Laodikeia. Between the serpents' heads, the magistrate's name is inscribed in three lines: ЄPMOΓENHΣ / OΛYMΠIO / ΔωPOY, identifying Hermogenes, son of Olympiodoros. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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