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Obol
| Issuer | Perrhaiboi |
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| Year | 462 BC - 460 BC |
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| Value | Obol (⅙) |
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| Obverse description | Forepart of a wolf advancing to the left, rendered in high relief with bold archaic style. The animal's muscular haunches, raised foreleg, and open maw are depicted with considerable naturalistic detail. A beaded border frames the design along the upper edge of the flan. The rough, irregular flan is characteristic of early Thessalian hammered silver coinage. |
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| Reverse description | Head of a bridled horse facing right, depicted in profile within a shallow incuse square. The bridle and mane striations are rendered with fine engraving, conveying movement and vitality. The abbreviated ethnic legend ΠΕ, referring to the Perrhaiboi, appears in the right field of the incuse square. The incuse technique is typical of early Greek coinage from the Thessalian region. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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