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Triobol - Philokles
| Issuer | Argos |
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| Year | 90 BC - 40 BC |
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| Value | Triobol (1/2) |
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| Obverse description | Forepart of a wolf in a rearing or bay stance facing left, rendered in high relief with boldly modelled musculature. The animal's head is turned slightly upward with open jaws, conveying dynamism characteristic of Argive civic coinage. The design fills the flan with no inscription or border, typical of the late Hellenistic period at Argos. The style reflects the local engraving tradition, with the wolf — the sacred animal of Apollo Lykeios — serving as the principal civic emblem of Argos. |
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| Reverse description | A large letter alpha (Α) dominates the central field, serving as the initial of Argos. Below the alpha, a krater (wine vessel) is depicted, its body inscribed with a NE monogram. The magistrate's name ΦΙΛΟΚΛΗΣ is arranged around the central device, reading ΦΙ-ΛΟ to the left and Κ-Λ / Η-Σ to the right. The entire composition is contained within a shallow incuse square, a hallmark of Peloponnesian silver coinage of the Hellenistic period. |
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| Mintage | ND (90 BC - 40 BC) - - ND (90 BC - 40 BC) - without NE inscription on krater - |
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