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Hemiobol - Bull K / ΞΤΘ

Issuer	Massalia
Year	130 BC - 121 BC
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Currency	Drachm
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Obverse description	Bare head of Apollo facing right, rendered in the Hellenistic style characteristic of Massalian bronze coinage. The hair is depicted in loose locks falling behind the neck, with facial features showing the influence of Greek artistic tradition. The magistrate's control letter Κ appears in the field to the right of the portrait. The flan is irregular, as typical of this hammered bronze series.
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Obverse lettering	Κ
Reverse description	A bull charging and butting to the right, depicted with lowered head and forelegs thrust forward in an aggressive posture, a device long associated with Massalian civic coinage and emblematic of the colony's maritime and commercial identity. The abbreviated ethnic legend ΜΑΣΣΑ appears above the bull's back, while the magistrate's control letters ΞΤΘ are inscribed in the exergue below a ground line. The style is vigorous yet compact, suited to this small bronze denomination.
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