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Obol - Alexander
| Issuer | Pherai |
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| Year | 369 BC - 358 BC |
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| Currency | Drachm |
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| Obverse description | A four-spoked wheel occupies the entire field, with each spoke radiating outward from a central raised boss or pellet to a plain circular rim. The design is rendered in bold, simple relief typical of archaic Thessalian coinage, with the spokes dividing the field into four equal quadrants. No legend or additional device is present. |
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| Reverse description | A double-headed axe (labrys) depicted in bold relief, with two symmetrical flared blades flanking a central vertical handle surmounted by a small transverse element at the top. Below the axe, in the lower field, the Greek letters Α and ΛΕ are placed flanking the handle, serving as an abbreviated reference to Alexander, the tyrant of Pherai. The design is characteristic of the civic coinage of Pherai during the reign of Alexander of Pherai. |
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| Reverse lettering | Α ΛΕ |
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