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Stater
| Issuer | Ambracia |
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| Year | 404 BC - 360 BC |
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| Currency | Corinthian drachm |
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| Obverse description | Pegasos depicted in full flight to the right, with wings raised and spread in a dynamic posture, forelegs extended forward and hindquarters well-modelled in high relief. The creature's musculature and feathering are rendered with fine archaic detail characteristic of Corinthian-tradition coinage. The Greek letter Alpha (Α), serving as the city-initial of Ambracia, appears prominently in the lower field beneath the body of Pegasos. |
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| Reverse description | Helmeted head of Athena facing left, wearing a Corinthian helmet pushed back on the head, with the bowl and cheek-guards clearly articulated. The portrait is rendered in fine relief, displaying the characteristic strong profile associated with late archaic to early classical Ambracian coinage. An acanthus leaf is depicted behind the neck-guard of the helmet, serving as a local civic symbol and distinguishing mark of the Ambracian series. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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