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Tetradrachm Imitation of Tetradrachm of Philip II
| Issuer | Dacians of Oltenia |
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| Year | 300 BC - 201 BC |
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| Currency | Drachm |
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| Obverse description | Stylized male head in right profile, derived from the Macedonian prototype of Zeus laureate, rendered in the Celtic-Dacian barbarian tradition. The hair is depicted in bold, flowing locks swept back from the forehead, with thick, deeply modeled strands framing the face. A full, carefully articulated beard of rounded curls covers the chin and jaw. The facial features — including the prominent eye, strong nose, and pronounced brow — are rendered with vigorous, expressive plasticity characteristic of Dacian imitative coinage. No legend or inscription appears in the field. |
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| Reverse description | A nude or lightly clad horseman advancing to the left, seated upon a walking horse with a stylized, braided mane and raised forelegs. The rider raises his left arm above his head, holding a branching plant or palm frond. The horse's musculature and tail are rendered in a bold, schematic style typical of Dacian barbarous imitations of the Macedonian Philip II tetradrachm prototype. A globule or pellet appears beneath the horse in the lower field, and no legend or inscription is present. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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