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AR tetradrachm 11.0044 g, 22.8w x 24.9h mm
380/375-330/325 BC
1. Tekin, Oğuz. 2000. Aspendian 'Wrestlers': An Iconographic Approach. In Mécanismes et innovations monétaires dans l'Anatolie achéménide. Page 165, Series 4 and Plate XXVIII #11. Paris: Institut français d'études anatoliennes d'Istanbul. 2. Arslan, Melih and Chris Lightfoot. 1999. Greek Coin Hoards in Turkey. #61-72 and Plate 2 #61-72 (same dies). Ankara: Udaş. 3. Travaglini, Adriana. 1997. Museo di İzmir I. Ripostigli di Monete Greche. Page 45 #413 and Plate XIX #413 (same dies). Milano: Edizioni ennerre.
Obverse
Two wrestlers grappling, LΦ between, underneath a gound line, a dotted border around.
Reverse
Slinger in a throwing stance, facing right, triskeles to the right, dotted rectangular enclosure.
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