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Stater
| Issuer | Thyrrheion |
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| Year | 320 BC - 280 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Pegasos in bold relief, depicted in flight to the left with large outstretched wings and forelegs raised, executed in the vigorous Corinthian tradition. The body is rendered with fine scale-like detailing on the wings and musculature, conveying dynamic movement. The bridle is visible on the horse's head. The ethnic abbreviation ΘY appears in the lower field beneath the figure, serving as the city identifier of Thyrrheion. |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
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Thyrrheion was a mid-tier Akarnanian polis whose federal coinage participation reflects the broader political project of the Akarnanian League — a confederacy that spent much of the fourth century maneuvering between Macedonian pressure from the north and Aetolian aggression from the east. These staters were struck as league-affiliated federal issues, not purely municipal ones, which is why the iconographic program aligns so closely with other Akarnanian mints of the period rather than asserting a distinct civic identity.
The Pegasi corpus remains the essential reference for this series, though die linkage studies have since complicated earlier attributions.