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Tetrobol
| Issuer | Potidaia |
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| Year | 525 BC - 500 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Nude horseman advancing left, seated bareback upon a walking horse, holding a trident in his left hand with the shaft raised; a star appears in the lower field beneath the horse. The figures are rendered in the angular, stylized manner characteristic of early Archaic Greek coinage. |
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| Reverse description | Female head facing right, executed in the Archaic style with schematic facial features, set within a linear square border that is itself contained within a deep incuse square; the relief of the head contrasts with the recessed incuse background, a hallmark of early northern Greek coin production. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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