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Tetradrachm
| Issuer | Uncertain Thraco-macedonian city (Thraco-macedonian region) |
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| Year | 500 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Nude charioteer seated and driving a slow-moving quadriga to the right, holding the reins in both hands; a large pellet appears in the upper field above the horses. The chariot wheel, rendered with considerable detail, is visible to the lower left. The figures are executed in the bold, archaic relief characteristic of early Thraco-Macedonian coinage, with the horses depicted in a deliberately stiff, ceremonial gait. No legend or inscription appears in the field. |
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| Reverse description | Large quadripartite incuse square, divided by raised bands into four triangular compartments, with a small secondary incuse square at the center containing an eagle in flight to the left. The deep mill-sail incuse pattern is a hallmark of early Thraco-Macedonian silver coinage of the late Archaic period, providing a striking geometric contrast to the figurative obverse. No inscription is present. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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