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Obol
| Issuer | Thelpusa (Arkadia) |
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| Year | 370 BC - 350 BC |
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| Diameter | 12 mm |
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| Obverse description | Bare head of Demeter Erinys facing right, rendered in archaic-transitional style with flowing hair. The goddess wears a single-pendant earring. The letter Θ (theta), serving as a mint control mark, appears below the chin in the lower field. The portrait displays the characteristic broad facial features of Arkadian coinage of the mid-fourth century BC. |
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| Obverse lettering | Θ |
| Reverse description | The mythological horse Areion, sacred to the region, depicted prancing to the right with forelegs raised in energetic motion. The retrograde legend EPIΩN arcs above the horse in the upper field, identifying the issuing community of Thelpusa. The control mark Θ (theta) appears below the horse's body, and the ground line beneath the figure is rendered in low relief. The composition reflects the Arkadian tradition of equine imagery closely associated with local cult and mythology. |
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