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Semis Achilles right, Corinthian helmet, horse right, ΝΙΚΟΜΑΧΟΥ, monogram below horse
| Issuer | Thessaly, Koinon of |
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| Year | 117-138 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | A horse standing and prancing to the right, with the front left leg raised, depicted in a lively, naturalistic manner typical of Thessalian provincial bronzes. The legend ΝΙΚΟΜΑΧΟΥ is disposed around the upper and lower fields, reading as the genitive of the magistrate's name Nikomachos, indicating this issue was struck under his authority. A monogram, identified as ΟΥΛ, appears in the lower field beneath the horse, likely a secondary magistrate's or mint control mark. The overall reverse design reflects the longstanding Thessalian tradition of equestrian imagery, referencing the region's renowned horse-breeding culture. |
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Issued by the Thessalian Koinon during the reign of Hadrian, this small bronze belongs to a federal coinage that self-consciously exploited the region's mythological connection to Achilles — a figure the Thessalians claimed as their own with particular insistence. Hadrian himself visited Greece multiple times and actively cultivated Hellenic identity across the eastern provinces, creating a political climate in which local koina found renewed confidence in asserting regional iconographic traditions.
The magistrate name ΝΙΚΟΜΑΧΟΥ places this within a datable sequence identified in BCD Thessaly II.