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Obol
| Issuer | Neapolis (Macedon) |
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| Year | 500 BC - 480 BC |
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| Value | Obol (⅙) |
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| Obverse description | Full-face gorgoneion depicted in high relief, filling the entire flan. The grotesque visage displays large, deeply recessed almond-shaped eyes, a broad flattened nose, and wide gaping mouth with a protruding tongue and prominent tusks at the corners. The hair is rendered as a series of tight, stylized serpentine locks arranged across the forehead, characteristic of the archaic artistic convention. The bold, frontal treatment is executed with considerable skill for a small denomination, conveying the apotropaic intensity typical of early Macedonian coinage. |
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| Mint | Neapolis (Macedon) |
| Mintage | ND (500 BC - 480 BC) |
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