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Drachm
| Issuer | Philippi (Macedon) |
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| Year | 356 BC - 345 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Head of Herakles facing right, youthful and beardless, wearing the lion-skin headdress rendered in fine archaic Greek style, with the leonine scalp covering the crown and the mane depicted in carefully engraved, overlapping feather-like striations framing the face. The facial features are finely modelled with a strong profile, full lips, and an almond-shaped eye, characteristic of early Macedonian die-cutting. The knot of the lion-skin is visible behind the neck, and the overall treatment reflects the influence of contemporary Thraco-Macedonian artistic conventions. |
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| Reverse description | A tripod lebes depicted in profile at centre, with three loop handles and three legs terminating in lion's paw feet, a hallmark cultic symbol associated with Apollo and Delphic iconography. Above the tripod, a laurel branch extends horizontally across the upper field, while a long-handled sacrificial axe (pelekys) is placed vertically in the right field. The ethnic inscription ΦΙΛΙΠΠΩΝ appears in Greek letters, identifying the issuing city of Philippi, and the overall composition is rendered in the compact, emblematic style typical of early Macedonian civic coinage. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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