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Drachm - Zenodotos and Mandragoros
| Issuer | Samos |
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| Year | 408 BC - 366 BC |
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| Value | Drachm (1) |
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| Obverse description | Facing lion scalp rendered in high relief, depicted frontally with bold, naturalistic detail. The mane radiates dramatically outward, filling the flan with deeply incised, flowing locks arranged in a symmetrical sunburst pattern. The broad muzzle is rendered with expressive plasticity, conveying the ferocity characteristic of Samian lion-scalp types. The entire design occupies the full field, leaving no exergue or border inscription, consistent with the archaic-to-classical artistic tradition of eastern Greek coinage. |
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| Reverse description | Forepart of a bull advancing to the right, rendered in profile with fine engraving typical of Samian silver coinage of the classical period. The magistrates' names ZHNOΔOTOΣ and MANΔPAΓOP are inscribed above the bull in Greek letters, identifying the issuing officials. An olive branch appears to the left of the bull, serving as a civic symbol. The ethnic abbreviation ΣA is placed below, denoting the issuing city of Samos. The composition is well-organized within the incuse square field characteristic of eastern Greek hammered coinage. |
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| Mintage | ND (408 BC - 366 BC) |
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