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25 Apsars (Dioscuriada coin (Greek Polis))

Country:

Abkhazia

Series:

Other Numinsmatic Products

Catalog codes:

ColnectIsBest

Themes:

Coats of Arms | Engravings

Issued on:

2025-12-25

Last issue date:

2025-12-25

Distribution:

Numismatic Product

Mints:

Moscow Mint of Goznak, Moscow, Russia

Composition:

Gold

Edge:

Reeded/grained

Orientation:

Medal alignment ↑O↑

Shape:

Circular

Rim:

Raised. Not decorated. Both sides

Weight:

7.78 grams

Diameter:

22.6 mm

Face value:

25 Abkhazian apsar

Known mintage:

500

Composition Details:

Gold Au. 0.999 ¼ Oz.Gold Au. 0.999 ¼ Oz.

Description:

Obverse: In the upper part, the State Emblem of the Republic of Abkhazia; gold purity at lower left Au 999, weight at lower right 7.78 and mintmark ММД (Moscow Mint), face value ↷ at top 25 ҦСАРK (25 apsar), issuer at bottom АҦСНЫ АБАНК (Bank of Abkhazia). In the lower part, date 2025, in the background, five lines of micro-engraved text repeat АҦСНЫ АБАНК (Bank of Abkhazia).

Reverse: Depicts an ancient copper coin from Dioscurias, a Greek Polis that once stood in the area of modern-day Sukhumi. The coin shown is a dichalkon from the late 2nd to early 1st century BC. The main feature is a pair of Dioscuri caps, the distinctive headgear of the mythological twins Castor and Pollux, who took part in the Argonauts’ quest for the Golden Fleece. Above the caps are six-pointed “Pontic” stars. The image is framed by a beaded border pattern.

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