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Drachm - Pho[...]
| Issuer | Thessalian League |
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| Year | 150 BC - 100 BC |
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| Currency | Drachm |
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| Obverse description | Laureate head of Apollo facing right, rendered in fine Hellenistic style with elegantly arranged hair swept back in layered locks and falling in curling tresses onto the neck. The facial features are refined, with a straight nose, parted lips, and a serene expression characteristic of Apollo iconography on Thessalian League coinage. A laurel wreath crowns the head. To the left of the portrait, a monogram of ΕΥ appears in the field, likely denoting a magistrate's initials. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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The Thessalian League's federal coinage was reorganized following Rome's dissolution of the Macedonian kingdom in 168 BC, after which Thessaly fell under direct Roman supervision as part of the province of Macedonia. These drachms were struck under that arrangement — a client confederacy producing its own silver while Roman magistrates watched the books. The BCD reference places this piece within a tightly sequenced die study that has become the primary tool for dating Thessalian federal issues, given the near-total absence of dated inscriptions on the series.