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Tetrobol - Perdiccas II
| Issuer | Kingdom of Macedonia |
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| Year | 446 BC - 437 BC |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Obverse description | A finely modelled horse advancing to the right in a walking pose, with the raised right foreleg lifted off the ground in a prancing stance. The animal is depicted with naturalistic detail, including a flowing mane and well-articulated musculature, rendered in the archaic Greek artistic tradition. The field is plain and unlettered, with no exergual line visible. The coin's irregular flan gives the type a characteristic hand-struck appearance typical of early Macedonian silver coinage. |
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| Reverse description | A Corinthian helmet facing right, depicted with prominent transverse crest, cheek guards, and flowing neck-guard rendered in fine relief. The helmet is centrally placed within a recessed incuse square of quadrate form, itself enclosed within a double linear border, a hallmark of early Macedonian coinage design. The incuse field surrounding the helmet bears a slightly rough, hammered texture characteristic of the period. The composition is unlettered, with no legend or mint mark present. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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