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Tetradrachm New style
| Issuer | Athens |
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| Year | 137 BC - 136 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Helmeted head of Athena facing right in high relief, wearing a crested Attic helmet adorned with a palmette over the visor and elaborate floral decoration at the bowl. Her hair flows in wavy locks beneath the helmet, framing a finely modeled face with serene classical features. A beaded border encircles the design. The style is characteristic of the New Style coinage of Athens, reflecting the refined Hellenistic artistic tradition of the late 2nd century BC. |
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| Reverse description | Owl of Athena standing facing, with head turned to face the viewer, perched atop an amphora set upon a recumbent crescent. To the right, an olive sprig and the magistrate's symbol, a striding figure (deer or similar control mark). The entire central group is enclosed within a broad olive wreath. The ethnic ΑΘΕ and the names of the three magistrates responsible for the issue are distributed in the fields to the left and right of the owl in the characteristic New Style arrangement. A row of pellets appears at the base of the wreath. |
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| Reverse lettering | A-ΘE / MI-KI / ΘEO-ΦPA / ΣΩ |
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