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Stater
| Issuer | Philippi |
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| Year | 356 BC - 345 BC |
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| Value | Gold Stater (20) |
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| Obverse description | Youthful male head facing right, likely representing Apollo or a heroic deity, with elaborately rendered curling hair swept back from the brow and secured by a taenia or diadem. The facial features are rendered in fine archaic-to-early Classical style, with a straight nose, slightly parted lips, and a sensitively modeled cheek. The neck is draped, and the portrait fills the flan with confident, high-relief workmanship characteristic of early Macedonian gold coinage. No legend appears on the obverse; the field is plain. |
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| Reverse description | A tripod-lebes with volute-decorated legs terminating in lion's paw feet occupies the center of the reverse, its bowl rendered with careful detail. Above the tripod, two upright torches flank a central palmette or floral element. To the right, a thyrsus or staff is depicted alongside a hanging bunch of grapes, evoking Dionysiac symbolism. The Greek legend ΦΙΛΙΠΠΩΝ is inscribed vertically along the left field, identifying the issuing city of Philippi. The overall composition is bold and well-centered, consistent with the high-quality gold issues of the Thracian colony. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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