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Diobol - Perdiccas III
| Issuer | Kingdom of Macedonia |
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| Year | 365 BC - 360 BC |
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| Value | Diobol (⅓) |
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| Obverse description | Facing right, the bearded head of Herakles rendered in fine archaic-transitional style, the hero clad in the scalp of the Nemean lion whose jaws frame the crown of his head and whose pelt drapes behind. The musculature of the face, beard, and mane are rendered with careful engraving, characteristic of early Macedonian silver coinage. The flan is irregular and the relief moderately worn, yet the iconographic details remain legible in the field. |
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| Reverse description | Within a shallow incuse square of lozenge orientation, a Heraklean club and a strung bow are displayed crossed diagonally, the club oriented vertically above the bow. The three Greek letters Π (upper left), Ε (lower center), and Ρ (upper right) are disposed around the central devices, forming an abbreviated retrograde or distributed royal legend referencing the king's name (ΠΕΡΔΙΚΚΑΣ). The incuse square border is clearly defined, a hallmark of early Macedonian coin fabric. |
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| Reverse lettering | Π Ε Ρ |
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