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| Issuer | Phalanna |
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| Year | 400 BC - 350 BC |
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| Reference(s) | BCD Thessaly I#1254, Rogers#446 |
| Obverse description | Bare-headed youthful male bust facing right, identified tentatively as Peloros, rendered in archaic Thessalian style with finely detailed hair. The letter Α appears in the left field behind the head, serving as a control mark or initial. The portrait exhibits strong modeling of the facial features characteristic of early fourth-century Greek bronze coinage. |
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| Obverse lettering | Α |
| Reverse description | Female head facing right, identified as a local nymph, elegantly adorned with a triple-pendant earring and a pearl necklace. Her hair is neatly gathered and bound within a sakkos, a fabric hairnet tied at the nape of the neck, a common and carefully rendered detail on Thessalian coinage of this period. The ethnic legend ΦΑΛΑΝΝAIΩΝ, identifying the issuing city of Phalanna, is disposed around the field. The portrait demonstrates refined engraving typical of the Thessalian mint tradition of the early to mid fourth century BC. |
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