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Dodekadrachm
| Issuer | Derrones |
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| Year | 480 BC - 465 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field dominated by a large ox standing to the left in high relief, rendered with careful anatomical detail. Above the ox's back appears a Corinthian helmet facing left, its crest finely engraved, flanked by what appears to be a small branch or sceptre. To the right, a seated male figure faces left, depicted in profile and holding a small object, possibly a branch or caduceus, while seated upon a latticed throne or chair; a cartwheel is visible beneath. A second bovine figure appears to the far left. The composition is characteristic of early Thraco-Macedonian coinage, bold and deeply struck in the archaic style, with no visible legend. |
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| Reverse description | Incuse square of irregular form containing a deeply sunken design depicting a male figure in a kneeling-running posture (the so-called 'knielauf' convention), rendered in low relief within the incuse. The figure appears to wear a wreath or floral crown and is shown in dynamic movement, arms extended, consistent with early fifth-century BC Thraco-Macedonian artistic conventions. The surrounding incuse field is rough and granular, typical of the hammered fabric of this period, with no legend or additional devices present. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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