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20 Lira Aphrodisias
| Issuer | Turkish State Mint (Darphane) |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a highly detailed frontal view of the Tetrapylon, the monumental ceremonial gateway of the ancient city of Aphrodisias in present-day Aydın Province, Turkey. The structure is shown with its characteristic four rows of columns, elaborate pediments with broken segmental and triangular forms, richly decorated entablatures, and arched passageways, all rendered in fine engraved relief. The partially restored ruins convey the grandeur of this 2nd-century Roman monument. The legend 'AFRODİSİAS' is inscribed in the upper field above the structure. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Part of the Darphane's ongoing ancient cities series, this issue highlights Aphrodisias, the Carian city in southwest Anatolia whose cult of Aphrodite gave it unusual political leverage during the Roman Imperial period — emperors including Augustus and Julius Caesar cultivated direct ties with the city, granting it tax exemptions and autonomy that it jealously guarded for centuries. Excavations led by Kenan Erim beginning in the 1960s transformed scholarly understanding of the site, particularly its exceptionally preserved sculpture school.