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Drachm
| Issuer | Ambrakia |
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| Year | 360 BC - 338 BC |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Obverse description | Pegasos in flight to the left, depicted with outstretched wings, forelegs raised and hind legs extended in full gallop, rendered in bold relief characteristic of Ambrakian coinage. The mythological winged horse is shown with considerable anatomical detail. The magistrate's control letters AΓE appear in the lower field beneath the figure. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Left-facing head of a nymph, her hair gathered and bound in a sakkos, adorned with a single-pendant earring and a necklace, consistent with the characteristic female portraiture of Ambrakian issues. The face is rendered in the refined style of the mid-fourth century BC, with delicate features in three-quarter relief. The control letters EP appear in the field behind the nape of the neck. |
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