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Tetrobol - Philip
| Issuer | Eretria |
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| Year | 180 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of a female deity facing right, most likely Artemis or a local nymph, rendered in fine Hellenistic style. The hair is elaborately dressed with a wreath or stephane, with loose locks falling to the neck. The facial features are delicately modelled with a refined profile characteristic of late Euboian coinage. A grape cluster or vine element appears partially visible at the left field, alluding to the reverse type. The flan is broad and slightly irregular, with the design well-centred. |
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| Reverse description | Two pendant grape bunches hanging from a central vine branch, rendered in high relief with detailed berry clusters and flanking vine leaves. The civic ethnic ΕΡΕΤΡΙΕΩΝ arcs across the upper field, identifying the issuing city of Eretria. The magistrate's name ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΣ is inscribed in the lower field, identifying the responsible official. The composition is symmetrical and boldly struck, typical of Euboian civic coinage of the second century BC. The flan shows minor edge irregularities consistent with hand-hammered production. |
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| Mint | Eretria |
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