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Tetrachalkon
| Issuer | Magnetes |
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| Year | 100 BC |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Laureate head of Zeus facing left, rendered in archaic Thessalian style with boldly modeled features. The deity's hair is elaborately detailed beneath the laurel wreath, with curling locks visible behind the neck. The portrait occupies the full field within a plain circular border, with no visible legend on this side. |
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| Reverse description | Centaur advancing to the right in dynamic pose, depicted in full figure with arms outstretched and a branch or object held aloft; a small symbol or control mark appears beneath in the lower field. The ethnic legend ΜΑΓΝΗΤΩΝ is inscribed in Greek characters around the upper and right fields, identifying the issuing civic authority of the Magnetes. The composition reflects the characteristic Thessalian iconographic tradition associating the region with centaurs. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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