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Tetradrachm - Zenobia and Selene Alexandria
| Issuer | Palmyrene Empire (Roman splinter states) |
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| Year | 272 |
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| Currency | Drachm (270-273) |
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| Reverse description | Bust of Selene, the lunar goddess, facing right, depicted with a crescent moon rising from her shoulders, rendered in the characteristic Alexandrian provincial style of the period. The goddess is draped, with hair arranged in a manner consistent with divine personifications on late Roman Egyptian tetradrachms. The field to the left bears the regnal year notation L Є (Year 5), corresponding to the fifth year of Zenobia's reign over Egypt, dating the issue to 272 AD. The overall style is bold but somewhat crude, reflecting the hurried output of the Alexandrian mint under Palmyrene occupation. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Mintage | ND (272) - RY5 - L Є |
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