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Triobol
| Issuer | Metropolis |
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| Year | 229 BC - 228 BC |
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| Value | Triobol (1/2) |
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| Obverse description | Facing head of a youthful deity, rendered in three-quarter facing view with fine detail typical of Thessalian die engraving of the Hellenistic period. The hair falls loosely to either side of the face in wavy locks, framing a serene, naturalistic visage with well-modeled features. The portrait is set within a broad, plain field on an irregularly shaped flan. The style reflects the accomplished local workshop tradition of Thessaly in the late 3rd century BC. |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
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Metropolis was a minor Thessalian polis of limited political weight, but its coinage — including this triobol — appears concentrated in a narrow window of the late 3rd century BC, likely tied to the instability following Macedonian pressure on Thessalian autonomy after the death of Antigonus Gonatas in 239 BC. Whether civic minting here reflects a brief assertion of independence or a continuation under looser Macedonian oversight remains debated among specialists in the region's numismatic record.