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| Issuer | Lampsakos (Mysia) |
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| Year | 387 BC - 334 BC |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Bare-necked male head in left profile, identified as Perseus or a heroic youth, wearing a Phrygian-style winged helmet with a pronounced cheek guard and a prominent circular boss at the temple from which large curved wings extend rearward. The facial features are rendered with fine Hellenic naturalism, exhibiting a slightly parted mouth and delicate modeling of the cheek and brow. Flowing locks of hair emerge beneath the helmet along the nape of the neck, lending the portrait an animated, youthful character. The die work is of high artistic quality, consistent with the accomplished goldsmith tradition of fourth-century Lampsakos. No legend or inscription appears in the field. |
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| Reverse description | Forepart of Pegasus, the winged horse of Greek mythology, depicted in right-facing profile set within an incuse square, with the forelegs raised in a prancing posture. The musculature of the chest and shoulder is rendered with considerable plasticity, and the large, elaborately detailed wing rises prominently above the back, its feathers indicated by rows of neatly incised overlapping scales. The horse's head is alert and finely modeled, with pricked ears, a defined eye, and a subtly open mouth. The incuse square, characteristic of early fourth-century electrum and gold coinage from Lampsakos, frames the device without additional inscription or exergual marking. |
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| Mint | Lampsakos |
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