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Obol
| Issuer | Lamia |
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| Year | 400 BC - 350 BC |
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| Reference(s) | BCD Thessaly II#127.1 |
| Obverse description | Bare head of the youthful Dionysos facing left, his flowing hair bound with a wreath of ivy, rendered in the fine Thessalian style with softly modeled facial features; the wavy locks fall freely behind the neck. The field is plain, with no legend or inscription. |
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| Reverse description | An amphora with tall, elegantly curved handles occupies the central field; above the vessel an ivy leaf is depicted, while to the right stands a prochous (oinochoe) with its handle oriented to the right. The ethnic legend ΛΑM ΙΕ ΩΝ, identifying the issuing city of Lamia, is distributed around the devices in Greek script. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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