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Tetrachalkon
| Issuer | Perrhaiboi |
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| Year | 400 BC - 350 BC |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Facing head of Hera, veiled and wearing a necklace, rendered in fine archaic-to-classical Greek style. The goddess is depicted en face with a slight turn to the left, her veil falling symmetrically on either side of her face in carefully incised folds. Strands of hair frame the cheeks beneath the veil, and a beaded necklace is visible at the base of the neck. The portrait fills the flan with commanding presence, exhibiting the skilled die-cutting characteristic of Thessalian bronzes of the early fourth century BC. The field is plain, with no legend or additional devices. |
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| Reverse description | Zeus standing nude, facing, with head turned to the left. In his raised right hand he holds a thunderbolt, while his extended left hand grasps a long scepter. The figure is rendered in the classical Greek tradition, with musculature and pose conveying divine authority. The ethnic legend ΠΕΡΡΑΙΒΩΝ arcs around the field, identifying the issuing community of the Perrhaiboi of Thessaly. The composition is typical of Thessalian civic bronzes of the fourth century BC. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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