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Stater

Issuer	Ambracia (Epeiros)
Year	404 BC - 360 BC
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Currency	Corinthian drachm
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Obverse description	Pegasos in full flight to left, with large, finely rendered spread wings and forelegs extended; the creature is depicted in a vigorous, naturalistic style characteristic of Corinthian-type coinage. The body and musculature are rendered with careful detail, the tail curving downward. The city ethnic monogram AM appears below the figure in the lower field, serving as the civic identifier for Ambracia.
Obverse script	Greek
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Reverse description	Helmeted head of Athena facing right, wearing a Corinthian helmet pushed back on the head, the cheekpieces framing her face; the modelling of the facial features is refined and characteristic of early fourth-century Ambracian engraving. Behind the goddess, in the right field, appears a lion's head facing right with tongue protruding, serving as a civic symbol. The ethnic legend ΑΜΠ is inscribed in the field, identifying the issuing city of Ambracia.
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