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Triobol
| Issuer | Argos (Argolis) |
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| Year | 330 BC - 270 BC |
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| Weight | 2.72 g |
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| Obverse description | Forepart of a wolf advancing to the left in high relief, rendered with considerable naturalistic detail: the open jaws reveal the animal's teeth, the ear is pricked, and the muscular forequarters and forepaws are clearly articulated. The figure occupies the full field of the flan, characteristic of Argive coinage of this period. The style reflects the bold, confident die-cutting tradition of the Peloponnesian mint workshops of the late Classical to early Hellenistic era. |
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| Reverse description | Large upright alpha (Α) centered within a shallow incuse square, serving as the initial of Argos and the primary civic symbol of the polis. A small ivy leaf or pelte device appears below the alpha, functioning as a control mark or magistrate symbol. The letters Ν and Ι appear in the upper left and upper right corners of the incuse square respectively, likely representing a magistrate's name or mint control letters. The incuse square technique is characteristic of early and transitional Peloponnesian silver coinage. |
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| Mint | Argos |
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