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Tridrachm
| Issuer | Delphi |
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| Year | 479 BC - 475 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Two ram heads facing forward in jugate arrangement, rendered in bold archaic relief, sharing a common neck; each head is adorned with a grape cluster motif between the horns, with pendant earrings visible below the ears. Above the heads, a dotted border frames a pair of upward-curving ram horns surmounted by a central leaf or palmette ornament. The composition is enclosed within a beaded outer border and exhibits the vigorous, slightly stylized modeling characteristic of early fifth-century Delphic coinage. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΔAΛΦIKON |
| Reverse description | Quadripartite incuse square divided by a raised cross into four recessed compartments, each containing a dolphin in relief depicted in varying orientations — two with heads pointing inward and two outward — a hallmark of Delphian coinage referencing Apollo's sacred dolphin. The incuse technique, typical of early Greek coinage, produces deeply recessed fields with a bold geometric framework. No legend is present on the reverse. |
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