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Æ - Hegesianax
| Issuer | Kolophon (Ionia) |
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| Year | 330 BC - 285 BC |
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| Reference(s) | Milne Kolophon#134, SNG Copenhagen#165, Traité II#1929 |
| Obverse description | Laureate head of Apollo facing right, rendered in the late Classical Ionian style with flowing hair and delicate facial features. The portrait occupies the majority of the flan, with the laurel wreath clearly distinguishable despite the heavy green patination. The surface exhibits characteristic bronze corrosion consistent with prolonged burial, yet the modelling of the cheek and brow retains perceptible relief. No inscription appears on the obverse field. |
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| Reverse description | Apollo seated left on an omphalos, nude to the waist, his right arm extended and holding a laurel branch while his left arm rests at his side. The figure is rendered in a compact, vigorous style typical of late 4th-century Ionian bronze coinage. The magistrate's name ΗΓΗΣΙΑΝΑΞ appears in the lower field, with the civic ethnic ΚΟΛ positioned above or to the side of the figure, identifying the issuing city of Kolophon. The flan is irregular and the surfaces show heavy patination with areas of active cuprite and malachite encrustations. |
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| Mintage | ND (330 BC - 285 BC) |
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