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Æ18
| Issuer | Klazomenai |
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| Year | 381 BC - 301 BC |
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| Reference(s) | SNG Copenhagen 86 |
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| Reverse description | A swan standing to the left in profile, its long neck slightly raised and wings folded against its body, rendered with naturalistic detail; in the right field, a caduceus or ankh-like symbol (likely a kerykeion or civic badge) is depicted upright. The inscription ΚΛΑΖΟΜΕΝΙΩΝ arcs around the design in the exergue or field, identifying the issuing city of Klazomenai. The style is typical of late 4th-century BC Ionian civic bronze coinage, with the swan serving as the principal emblem of the city. |
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| Mint | Klazomenai Mint |
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Klazomenai, one of the twelve Ionian cities on the Aegean coast of Asia Minor, had an unusually turbulent fourth century — the city was relocated from the mainland to a nearby island (connected by a causeway) partly to escape Persian pressure, a move that shaped its political and economic identity throughout exactly this period. The bronze coinage issued during these decades served local exchange while the city navigated shifting allegiances between Persian satrapal authority and, later, the expanding reach of Macedon.
SNG Copenhagen 86 provides the standard reference anchor for this type.