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Octodrachm - Getas

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Issuer Edoni (Thraco-macedonian region)
King Getas (480 BC - 460 BC)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 480 BC - 475 BC
Value Octadrachm (8)
Currency Drachm
Composition Silver
Weight 28.69 g
Diameter 31 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered, Incuse
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
577813
References Traité I# 1459
Ernest Babelon; 1907. Traité des monnaies grecques et romaines / Partie 2.1. Description historique: Comprenant les monnaies greques depuis les origines jusqu'aux guerres médiques. Éditions Ernest Leroux, Paris, France.

Obverse

Nude herdsman or local hero wearing petasos walking between two bulls right.

Reverse

Wheel in an incuse square.

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© Bibliothèque nationale de France / Gallica, ark:/12148/btv1b8577033s
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