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Obol
| Issuer | Neapolis (Campania) |
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| Year | 420 BC - 400 BC |
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| Value | Obol (⅙) |
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| Obverse description | Head of Athena facing right, wearing a crested Attic helmet adorned with a prominent raised crest rendered in fine parallel strokes. The facial features are rendered with early Classical precision, displaying a clean profile with well-defined eye, nose, and chin. The helmet bowl covers the skull closely, with the cheekpiece visible against the face. The flan is irregular, characteristic of hand-struck Campanian issues of the late fifth century BC. |
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| Reverse description | Forepart of a man-headed bull advancing to the left, a type emblematic of Campanian civic iconography and likely representing the river god Sebethos. The bearded human head is rendered frontally, with carefully incised hair and beard, while the powerful bovine body and forelegs are shown in profile. The Greek ethnic legend ΝΕΟΠΟ is inscribed in the upper field, identifying the issuing city of Neapolis. The reverse field is plain, and the irregular flan edges are typical of the hammered technique employed at this mint. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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