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Oktadrachm
| Issuer | Bisaltai |
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| Year | 475 BC - 465 BC |
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| Value | Octadrachm (8) |
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| Obverse description | A nude hero, identified as a Thracian or Macedonian deity-hero, strides to the right wearing a petasos and carrying two spears in his left hand, while leading a horse walking to the right by its bridle. The horse occupies the majority of the field, with the hero partially obscured behind its body. The composition is rendered in the archaic Greek style characteristic of northern Aegean coinage of the early fifth century BC. The ethnic inscription CΙΣΑΛΤΙΚΩΝ appears in the field, identifying the issuing tribe. |
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| Obverse lettering | CΙΣΑΛΤΙΚΩΝ |
| Reverse description | A deep quadripartite incuse square dominates the reverse, divided into four equal rectangular compartments by raised ridges meeting at the centre, characteristic of early Macedonian and Thracian tribal coinage of the archaic period. The incuse is boldly struck and deeply recessed, with a plain, undecorated surface within each of the four sections. No legend or subsidiary device is present. The technique reflects the standard mill-sail or windmill pattern employed on contemporary octadrachms of the northern Aegean region. |
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