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Tetradrachm - Metrodotos
| Issuer | Maroneia (Thrace) |
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| Year | 430 BC - 400 BC |
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| Currency | Chian-Rhodian drachm |
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| Obverse description | Prancing horse advancing to the left in high relief, rendered with naturalistic musculature characteristic of early Classical Greek coinage. The horse is depicted with its right foreleg and left hind leg raised in a dynamic trotting pose. Above the horse's back appears a laurel wreath, serving as a civic symbol of Maroneia. The ethnic legend ΜΑΡΩΝΕΙΤΕΩΝ is inscribed in two lines to the right of the horse within the open field, framed by the coin's slightly irregular circular border. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΜΑΡΩΝΕΙΤΕΩΝ |
| Reverse description | A grapevine bearing multiple clusters of grapes is depicted centrally within a linear square border, referencing the renowned viticulture of the Thracian city of Maroneia. The magistrate's name ΜΗΤΡΟΔΟΤΟ is inscribed within the design, identifying the issuing authority. The entire composition is set within a recessed incuse square, a hallmark of early Thracian and northern Aegean coinage technique. The vine motif is rendered in fine detail, with tendrils and leaf elements visible, conveying the artistic quality typical of fifth-century BC Maroneian issues. |
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