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Tetradrachm Apollokopf-Dickschrötling Type
| Issuer | Uncertain Dacian tribes |
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| Year | 300 BC - 201 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Facing head of Apollo rendered in a stylized Celto-Dacian barbarous imitation of Macedonian prototypes, with broad flat features and large almond-shaped eyes in high relief. The hair is depicted in thick, schematic locks falling to either side of the face, adorned with laurel leaves flanking the temples. A dotted border runs along the left field, characteristic of the Dickschrötling fabric. The die-cutting displays the abstract, degenerated artistic style typical of Dacian adaptations of Philip II or Alexander III tetradrachm types. No legend or inscription is present in the field. |
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| Reverse description | A stylized horseman riding to the right, depicted in a highly abstracted Celto-Dacian manner derived from Macedonian tetradrachm prototypes. The rider, rendered with a globular body and schematic limbs, raises one arm and appears to hold an object, possibly a palm branch or weapon. The horse is shown in a prancing posture with exaggerated, segmented legs and a beaded mane along the neck. Below the horse, a row of pellets serves as a ground line. The composition is notably degenerated from its Hellenistic model, with all elements reduced to bold, stylized forms typical of Dacian Celtic coinage of the 3rd century BC. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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