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Tetradrachm - Patraos
| Issuer | Kings of Paeonia |
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| Year | 335 BC - 315 BC |
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| Reference(s) | Paeonian Hoard#221 |
| Obverse description | Laureate head of Apollo facing right, rendered in high relief with finely detailed curling hair beneath a laurel wreath. The portrait displays a youthful, idealized physiognomy characteristic of late Classical Greek coinage, with a strong jaw and prominent brow. The bust is truncated at the neck and positioned centrally within the flan. The style closely follows Macedonian artistic conventions of the mid-4th century BC. The field is plain, with no legend or additional devices. |
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| Reverse description | Armored horseman, identified as the Paeonian king Patraos, galloping to the right in a dynamic martial composition. The rider wears a cuirass and raises a long spear overhead in a striking pose, mounted on a spirited horse with elaborately rendered mane and musculature. Beneath the horse, a fallen enemy warrior is depicted in foreshortened perspective, trampled underfoot. The Greek legend ΠΑTΡΑΟΥ appears divided in the field to the left and in the exergue, identifying the issuing king. The overall style reflects strong influence from Macedonian die-engravers, possibly from the workshop of Philip II. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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