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Tetradrachm Sattelkopfpferd Type
| Issuer | Dacians of Muntenia |
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| Currency | Drachm |
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| Obverse description | Highly stylized, abstract rendering of the head of Zeus facing right, derived from Macedonian prototype coinage. The facial features are reduced to bold, schematic elements: a prominent rounded cranium, a sweeping curved nose-to-chin profile, and a large circular eye rendered as a pelleted motif. Radiating linear strokes to the left of the head represent a stylized laurel wreath or hair, characteristic of the late Celtic-Dacian imitative tradition. The field is plain, with no legend or inscription. |
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| Reverse description | Highly stylized depiction of a galloping horse to the left, characteristic of the Sattelkopfpferd ('saddle-head horse') type, in which the horse's neck and head are rendered as a bold angular saddle-like form. The body is a rounded mass with four legs represented by elongated lines terminating in prominent globular pellets, evoking a sense of motion. A curved element above the horse's back may represent a rider's whip or tail. The design is entirely devoid of inscription or legend, reflecting the abstract, non-epigraphic Dacian imitative style derived from Philip II of Macedon tetradrachm prototypes. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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