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Pentetetartemorion
| Issuer | Thourioi |
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| Year | 300 BC - 280 BC |
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| Value | Pentetetartemorion (11⁄24) |
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| Obverse description | Helmeted head of Athena facing right, wearing a crested Attic helmet adorned with an olive wreath along the bowl. A large letter Tau (Τ) is prominently placed in the field between the helmet bowl and the rising crest, serving as a control mark or mint symbol. The style is characteristic of the late issues of Thourioi, rendered in small but well-defined relief consistent with the denomination's tiny flan. The ethnic abbreviation ΘΟΥ appears in the field, identifying the issuing city. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΘΟΥ |
| Reverse description | The reverse type of this diminutive denomination follows the established iconographic tradition of Thourioi, likely featuring a bull butting or charging, consistent with the standard civic reverse type of the series as referenced in HGC 1, 1272 and HN Italy 1884. The specific die for this piece appears to be unpublished, with a variant noted as bearing NY above the bull on comparable specimens. Given the tiny flan, design elements may be partially visible or off-center, as is typical for coins of this fractional denomination struck at Thourioi in the early third century BC. |
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