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Diobol
| Issuer | Temnos |
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| Year | 400 BC - 200 BC |
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| Currency | Drachm |
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| Obverse description | Bearded male head facing left, rendered in fine archaic-to-classical Greek style with naturalistic detail. The hair is depicted in short, layered curls swept back from the forehead, and the beard is rendered with striated, wavy locks. The features are boldly modelled in high relief against an unadorned field, consistent with the artistic conventions of Aiolic civic coinage. The portrait, likely representing a local hero or deity associated with Temnos, fills the flan with confident, plastic execution. |
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| Reverse description | A large oenochoe (wine jug) depicted facing, with prominent double-scroll handle rising above the vessel's mouth and a rounded body tapering to a narrow base. The jug is centrally placed and rendered in firm, clean lines characteristic of Aiolic civic types. To the left and right of the vessel appear the partial letters of the civic legend, with the letter Α clearly visible to the lower right of the oenochoe. The design is contained within a broad, plain circular field on an irregularly shaped flan. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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