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Tetrobol
| Issuer | Gargara |
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| Year | 450 BC - 400 BC |
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| Value | Tetrobol (⅔) |
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| Obverse description | Bare male head facing right, rendered in a fine archaic-to-early classical Greek style with naturalistic curling hair framing the face. The portrait displays a strong, slightly idealized profile with a well-defined jaw and prominent eye. The flan is small and irregularly shaped, characteristic of early Troad coinage, with the bust occupying most of the obverse field. |
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| Reverse description | A horse in full gallop to the right, depicted with lively, animated posture and raised forelegs, set within a shallow incuse square. The ethnic inscription ΓΑΡ appears in the upper left field of the incuse square, identifying the issuing city of Gargara. The relief is compact and bold, consistent with hammered silver coinage of the Troad region during the fifth century BC. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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