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Diobol
| Issuer | Selymbria |
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| Year | 492 BC - 470 BC |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Obverse description | Forepart of a bull facing left in archaic style, rendered with bold, compact relief characteristic of early Thracian coinage. The animal's head is turned to face the viewer in a three-quarter perspective, with the muzzle and eye summarily but forcefully rendered. The flan is irregular and slightly uneven, typical of hand-struck fractional silver of this period. No legend or inscription appears in the field. |
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| Reverse description | Quadripartite incuse square divided into four recessed compartments by raised ridges forming a Greek cross, a hallmark technique of early archaic coinage in the Thracian Propontine region. The incuse is deeply struck and roughly symmetrical, with alternating raised and sunken quarters producing a windmill-like pattern within the square depression. The surrounding field of the flan shows the characteristic irregular edge of a hand-hammered coin. No inscription or secondary device is present. |
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| Mintage | ND (492 BC - 470 BC) |
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