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Trihemiobol
| Issuer | Delphi |
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| Year | 500 BC - 450 BC |
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| Value | Trihemiobol (1/4) |
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| Obverse description | Ram's head depicted in right profile, rendered in archaic Greek style with schematic facial features characteristic of the early Classical period. A dolphin in right profile appears below the ram's head in the lower field, serving as a civic symbol referencing Delphi's connection to Apollo and the sea. The flan is irregular and slightly convex, typical of early Archaic hammered coinage. No legend or inscription is present on this side. |
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| Reverse description | Facing head of a goat rendered frontally in a bold, primitive archaic style, occupying the center of a square incuse punch. A dolphin is positioned upward to each side of the goat's head, flanking the central device symmetrically within the incuse square. The deep incuse square with its sharply defined border is characteristic of early Greek coinage technique from the Archaic period. No legend or inscription accompanies the design. |
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| Mint | Delphi |
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