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Tetradrachm - Libystratos
| Issuer | Kyrene |
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| Year | 435 BC - 331 BC |
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| Reference(s) | SNG Copenhagen#1190, BMC Greek#162, Gulbenkian#573 |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Bearded head of Zeus Ammon facing left, wearing a royal diadem from which rises a uraeus-like serpentine ornament above the forehead, a distinctive iconographic fusion of Greek and Egyptian religious traditions. A ram's horn curls over his ear, the hallmark attribute identifying the syncretic deity. The facial features are modeled in the classical Greek style, with a full beard rendered in fine parallel strands. Behind the head, a laurel spray bearing two leaves is positioned in the field. The overall composition reflects the cultural and religious syncretism characteristic of Kyrene's Hellenistic milieu. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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