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Diobol - Metokos Retrograde legend
| Issuer | Odryssa, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 405 BC - 391 BC |
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| Value | Diobol (⅓) |
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| Obverse description | Bearded male head of Metokos facing right, rendered in archaic Greek style with boldly modeled facial features including a prominent brow, wide-open eye, and open mouth with visible teeth. The hair is depicted in thick, striated locks swept back from the forehead. The portrait fills nearly the entire flan, typical of Thracian silver coinage of this period, with the rough irregular flan edge characteristic of hammered provincial issues. |
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| Reverse description | A double-headed axe (bipennis or labrys) depicted centrally within the field, with the letter Tau (Τ) integrated into the handle of the weapon. The Thracian royal inscription ΜΗΤΟΚΟ is arranged in retrograde around the central device, reading from right to left in ancient Greek characters. The retrograde orientation of the legend is a distinctive and intentional feature of this issue. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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