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Æ17 - Athenophilus
| Issuer | Ephesos |
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| Year | 190 BC - 150 BC |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Facing bee depicted point-upward at centre of the field, the insect rendered with wings outstretched and a globular thorax in the characteristic Ephesian civic style. The bee is enclosed within a laurel wreath, the branches of which encircle the entire design. The city ethnic E-Φ appears in the fields to either side of the bee, identifying the issuing authority of Ephesos. |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
| Reverse lettering | ΑΘΗΝΟΦΙΛ[ΟΣ] (Translation: Athenophilos) |
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