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Tetrobol
| Issuer | Methymna |
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| Year | 350 BC - 200 BC |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Obverse description | Helmeted head of Athena facing right, wearing a Corinthian helmet whose bowl is adorned with a coiled serpent in relief, a characteristic device associated with the goddess in her martial aspect. The facial features are rendered in the competent archaic-to-classical transitional style typical of Lesbian mint coinage. The helmet crest rises prominently above the crown. The field is otherwise plain, with the flan exhibiting the irregular edges characteristic of hand-struck Greek silver coinage. |
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| Reverse description | A winged thunderbolt depicted centrally in the field, its wings spread symmetrically to either side with feathered tips carefully rendered; the central bolt is encircled by a coiled form. Below the thunderbolt, a caduceus (kerykeion) is placed horizontally, serving as a secondary symbol. The ethnic legend AIOΛE appears above in Greek characters, with the letters ME visible below, referencing the city of Methymna on Lesbos. The composition is bold and well-centred, consistent with the civic coinage tradition of the Aeolian cities. |
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| Mintage | ND - Late 4th to 3rd centuries BC |
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