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Tetradrachm - Melanippides
| Issuer | Ilion (Troad) |
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| Year | 133 BC - 119 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Athena Ilias depicted standing to right in full figure, wearing a kalathos (cylindrical headdress) and long drapery, holding a spindle in one hand and a spear in the other. In the inner left field, a monogram appears above a standing owl. In the inner right field, a cow is shown suspended from a column, a distinctive cult symbol of the sanctuary at Ilion. The encircling Greek legend names the goddess and the magistrate responsible for the issue. |
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| Reverse lettering | AΘHNAΣ IΛIAΔOΣ ΜΕΛΑΝΙΠΠΙΔΟΥ |
| Edge | Plain |
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