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Æ18 - Epikrates Hypata
| Issuer | Ainianes |
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| Year | 279 BC - 168 BC |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Laureate head of Zeus facing right, rendered in bold relief with flowing hair and beard in the Hellenistic style typical of Thessalian civic coinage. The portrait is strongly modelled, occupying the full field of the flan, with fine detail in the hair and beard. No legend is present on the obverse. |
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| Reverse description | A spearhead pointing to the upper left above a bull butting right, rendered in a compact, vigorous style characteristic of Ainianes civic bronze coinage. The ethnic legend ΑΙΝΙΑΝΩΝ is divided across the upper and lower fields, with the magistrate name ΕΠΙΚΡΑΤΟΥ inscribed across the centre, identifying the issuing authority. The bull symbol is a common device on Thessalian regional coinage. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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