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Tetradrachm - Philiskos
| Issuer | Abydos |
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| Year | 100 BC - 65 BC |
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| Currency | Attic drachm |
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| Reverse description | Eagle standing to the right with wings fully spread, rendered in the dynamic Hellenistic manner associated with Ptolemaic-influenced coinage of the region; to the right of the eagle stands Eros, depicted as a winged youth holding a bow. The entire group is enclosed within a laurel wreath, symbolizing victory and civic honor. The reverse legends ABYΔHNΩN and ΦΙΛΙΣΚΟΥ appear within the wreath, identifying the issuing city of Abydos and the magistrate Philiskos respectively. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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| Mintage | ND (100 BC - 65 BC) |
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