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Æ20
| Issuer | Pella (Macedon) |
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| Year | 187 BC - 167 BC |
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| Diameter | 20 mm |
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| Obverse description | Helmeted head of Athena facing right, depicted in three-quarter relief with a Corinthian helmet pushed back upon her head, revealing flowing hair rendered in detailed wavy locks cascading behind the neck. The facial features are rendered in the Hellenistic style characteristic of Macedonian civic bronze coinage. No legend appears in the field. |
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| Reverse description | Nike, winged goddess of victory, depicted standing upright as a charioteer driving a biga — a two-horse chariot — at full gallop to the right, the horses shown in dynamic rearing posture. A star or solar symbol appears above the scene in the upper field. The ethnic legend ΠΕΛΛΗΣ (genitive of Pella) is inscribed along the lower exergual line, identifying the issuing city. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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