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Didrachm

Issuer	Dikaia (Thrace)
Year	492 BC - 475 BC
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Obverse description	Bearded head of Herakles facing right, clad in the scalp of the Nemean lion, the jaws of which are drawn up over the crown of the head with the forepaws knotted at the throat. The facial features are rendered with pronounced archaic stylization, with a granular beard and boldly modeled brow. The design fills the flan to its limits, bordered by a prominent beaded outer circle.
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Reverse description	Forepart of a bull facing left, depicted in low relief within a deeply recessed incuse square, a hallmark of early Thraco-Macedonian coinage. The bull's head is rendered with short curved horns, a broad muzzle, and a dewlap visible below the neck. A partial inscription in archaic Greek characters appears along the right margin of the incuse square, referencing the issuing city. The stark, unadorned field of the incuse emphasizes the plasticity of the central device.
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Reverse lettering	ΔΙΚΑΙ
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