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Æ16

Issuer	Thessaloniki
Year	187 BC - 31 BC
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Diameter	17.0 mm
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Obverse description	Laureate head of Zeus facing right, rendered in low relief with characteristic archaic stylization typical of Macedonian civic bronze coinage. The portrait shows a bearded male deity with flowing hair, set within a plain, unstruck field. The flan is irregular and somewhat thick, consistent with hand-struck provincial production. No visible legend on the obverse.
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Reverse description	Thunderbolt of Zeus depicted centrally in the field, shown vertically with stylized wings or volutes radiating from its shaft, a common civic reverse type for Thessaloniki. The Greek ethnic legend ΘΕΣΣΑΛΟΝΙΚΗΣ is arranged in two lines flanking the thunderbolt, split across the field. The coin displays heavy surface patination and die wear consistent with prolonged circulation. The overall composition is symmetrical, following conventions established for Macedonian civic bronzes of the Hellenistic period.
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Edge	Plain
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