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Stater
| Issuer | Ambrakia |
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| Year | 360 BC - 338 BC |
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| Weight | 8.54 g |
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| Obverse description | Pegasos standing right with wings furled, the winged horse rendered in fine archaic-transitional style. Beneath the horse, the hero Bellerophon crouches right in a squatting posture, closely examining the raised foreleg or hoof of Pegasos. The figural group is contained within a broad, flat field typical of Ambrakian stater coinage, with no border or exergual line. |
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| Reverse description | Helmeted head of Athena facing right, wearing a Corinthian helmet pushed back on the head to reveal finely detailed wavy locks of hair cascading to the neck. The facial features are rendered with high relief and careful craftsmanship, with a pronounced nose and delicate lips characteristic of mid-4th century Greek die engraving. The Greek letter Alpha (A) appears to the left in the field, serving as the city ethnicon initial for Ambrakia. The broad concave field surrounding the portrait is unadorned. |
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| Reverse lettering | A |
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