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Stater
| Issuer | Ambrakia |
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| Year | 426 BC - 404 BC |
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| Value | Silver Stater (3) |
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| Obverse description | Pegasos in full flight to the right, rendered in vigorous relief with wings fully spread and outstretched, the body of the horse shown with musculature characteristic of the Corinthian artistic tradition. The curled, serpentine neck and raised forelegs convey dynamic forward motion. The letter A (koppa or alpha depending on interpretation) appears beneath the creature. The flan is broad and slightly irregular, typical of early fifth-century Ambrakian coinage. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Helmeted head of Athena facing right in high relief, wearing a Corinthian helmet pushed back on the head, with elaborate cheek-guards and neck-guard clearly delineated. The hair is rendered in fine parallel strands visible beneath the helmet's brow. To the left of the deity's portrait, a detailed bee is depicted in the field, its wings and body carefully engraved, serving as a civic symbol or control mark. The incuse square of the reverse is partially visible around the design, consistent with hammered Greek coinage of this period. |
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