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Tetradrachm ΓOP, MΣ
| Issuer | Arados |
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| Year | 87 BC - 86 BC |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Turreted and draped bust of Tyche facing right, wearing a mural crown with battlements, her hair elaborately dressed and falling in waves behind her neck. The portrait is rendered in the Hellenistic tradition with fine facial detail including a straight nose and slightly parted lips. A dotted border runs along the inner edge of the flan, and a control mark appears to the right of the bust in the field. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Nike standing facing left, draped in a long chiton, raising her right hand and holding a palm branch in her left. She stands at the center of a laurel wreath that frames the entire reverse field. The Phoenician city ethnic ΑΡΑΔΙΩΝ appears in Greek letters to the right within the wreath, while the date letters ΓΟΡ and magistrate monogram ΜΣ are inscribed to the left, beneath which additional control marks appear in the lower left field. |
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