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Æ20
| Issuer | Gyrton |
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| Year | 350 BC - 300 BC |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Laureate head of Zeus facing left, rendered in bold high relief with strong, mature features including a full beard and flowing hair crowned with a laurel wreath. The portrait displays the characteristic Thessalian artistic style of the late Classical period, with deeply modeled facial features and expressive physiognomy. The field is plain, with no legend or additional devices. |
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| Reverse description | Horse advancing right in a vigorous trotting pose, depicted with characteristic energy and naturalism typical of Thessalian coinage. The ethnic legend ΓΥΡΤ appears in the upper field and ΝΙΩΝ in the lower field, together reading ΓΥΡΤΩΝΙΩΝ (of the Gyrtonians). Below the horse, the monogram ΔΗ appears alongside a grape cluster, serving as magistrate or mint control marks. The composition fills the flan effectively, with the horse as the dominant central device. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΓΥΡΤ ΝΙΩΝ |
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