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Æ16
| Issuer | Iolla |
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| Year | 400 BC - 300 BC |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Laureate head of Zeus facing right, rendered in archaic Greek style with finely engraved hair bound by a laurel wreath and a full, flowing beard. The portrait is bold and naturalistic, occupying the majority of the flan, with the neck truncation visible at the lower right. The field is plain and unadorned. |
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| Reverse description | Forepart of Pegasus rearing right, with wings raised and head turned slightly forward, rendered in vigorous relief. A grain ear is depicted below, serving as a symbol of local agricultural significance. The ethnic legend ΙΟΛΛΑ appears above in Greek characters, identifying the issuing community. The design is compact and energetic, typical of northern Greek bronze coinage of the 4th century BC. |
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Iolla was a small mint in ancient Thessaly, active during the fourth century BC, and its bronze issues remain poorly documented in the broader numismatic literature. SNG France 1109 represents one of the few anchored references for this type, which speaks to just how limited the surviving corpus is.