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1/2 Stater - Lysimachos Kolchis imitation

Issuer Bastarnae Celto-Scythians
Year 100 BC - 1 BC
Type Standard circulation coin
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Reverse description Highly stylized and barbarized rendering of Athena Nikephoros seated left, closely derived from the Lysimachos stater type but heavily degenerated in the Celto-Scythian tradition. The seated figure retains vestiges of the original iconographic program — spear, shield, and Nike — though these elements are reduced to abstract linear and pellet forms. The letter N appears to the inner left of the figure. A trident symbol is placed in the exergue to the left. The flanking legends, originally reading BASILEOS LYSIMAXOU on the Lysimachos prototype, have degenerated entirely into a series of hash marks and pseudo-letters, reflecting the non-literate copying tradition of the issuing population.
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Mintage ND (100 BC - 1 BC)
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