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Diobol In the name of Alexander I Molossus
| Issuer | Tarentum |
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| Year | 330 BC - 310 BC |
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| Weight | 1.23 g |
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| Obverse description | Facing head of Helios, rendered nearly full-face with a very slight turn to the left, set upon a radiate disk composed of elongated tapering rays arranged in a sunburst around the entire periphery. The deity's hair is rendered in fine curling locks framing the face, with large almond-shaped eyes, and a serene, idealized expression characteristic of late Classical Greek engraving. The relief is high and the modelling of the facial features is accomplished, reflecting the accomplished die-cutting tradition of Tarentum. |
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| Reverse description | Winged thunderbolt (keraunos) depicted horizontally in the center of the field, with symmetrical volute wings and pointed tips issuing from each end, rendered with fine detail. The legend ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΕΡ is inscribed in Greek characters along the upper field, and ΝΕΟΠΤΟΛΕΜΟΥ along the lower field, identifying the coin as struck in the name of Alexander I Molossus, son of Neoptolemos. The design occupies the full flan within a plain circular border, with the thunderbolt's decorative volutes and lightning-bolt extensions rendered in confident, well-executed relief typical of South Italian Greek coinage of the late fourth century BC. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΕΡ ΝΕΟΠΤΟΛΕΜΟΥ |
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