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| Issuer | Neapolis (Campania) |
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| Year | 325 BC - 320 BC |
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| Reference(s) | HN Italy#568 , SambonArt#564 , AMB Basel#46 , BMC Greek#147 , SNG ANS 1#425-427 , HGC 1#470 |
| Obverse description | Laureate head of Apollo facing right, rendered in the fine Campanian Greek style, with elaborately detailed hair bound by a laurel wreath whose leaves and berries are clearly articulated. Long wavy locks fall behind the neck in graceful undulating strands. The facial features are modeled with characteristic late Classical refinement, with a straight profile, well-defined eye, and slightly parted lips. The field is plain, with no legend or additional devices. |
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| Reverse description | Forepart of a man-headed bull striding to the right, the bovine body rendered with muscular detail and the human head turned to face the viewer in three-quarter perspective, bearing short hair and a beard. A star of four rays is prominently placed on the bull's shoulder, serving as a divine or civic symbol. The ethnic legend ΝΕΟΠΟΛΙΤΗΣ is inscribed above in Greek characters, identifying the issuing city of Neapolis. The composition reflects the iconic Campanian iconography of the river god Acheloos in his hybrid form. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΝΕΟΠΟΛΙΤΗΣ |
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