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Tetradrachm - Pythodoros
| 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 right, depicted in high relief with animated musculature and flowing mane and tail, set within a plain circular field. The horse is shown with its right foreleg raised and hindquarters in motion, conveying vigorous energy characteristic of Thracian equestrian coinage of the late fifth century BC. The flan is irregular, as is typical of early hammered silver issues from this region. No legend appears on the obverse. The overall style reflects the accomplished die-cutting tradition of Maroneia during this period. |
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| Reverse description | A grapevine laden with four clusters of grapes is depicted at the centre of a square incuse panel, its sinuous tendrils and broad leaves rendered in fine relief, reflecting Maroneia's identity as a renowned wine-producing city. The square panel is bordered by a plain raised frame, with the magistrate's name legend ΕΠΙ ΠΥΘΟΔΩΡΟ (meaning 'under Pythodoros') arranged in Greek characters around the exterior of the square, distributed across the four sides. In each corner area outside the central square, circular and triangular ornamental symbols serve as decorative field markers. The composition is characteristic of Maroneian tetradrachms of the late fifth century BC, where the grapevine serves as the city's principal civic emblem. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΕΠΙ ΠΥΘΟΔΩΡΟ |
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