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Tetrobol
| Issuer | Uncertain Thraco-macedonian city (Thraco-macedonian region) |
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| Year | 500 BC |
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| Currency | Drachm |
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| Obverse description | A bird of prey, identified as an eagle, depicted in flight with wings partially spread, rendered in archaic relief with incised feather detailing on the wings. The creature is shown in a dynamic three-quarter view, its talons extended downward as if in the act of stooping. The flan is irregular and slightly convex, consistent with early fifth-century Thraco-Macedonian coinage practice. No legend or inscription is present in the field. The style is characteristic of the archaic period, with schematic yet vigorous rendering of the avian form. |
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| Reverse description | A deeply recessed incuse square, divided into four triangular compartments by raised diagonal and orthogonal bars forming a mill-sail or quadripartite pattern, typical of early Thraco-Macedonian silver coinage of the late archaic period. The incuse punch is boldly struck and irregular in outline, reflecting hand-hammered production. One compartment shows a partially raised relief, possibly the vestige of a subsidiary device. No legend is present. The overall type closely parallels contemporaneous issues attributed to uncertain mints of the Thraco-Macedonian region circa 500 BC. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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