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| Issuer | Phygela |
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| Year | 350 BC - 300 BC |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Bare head of Artemis turned slightly to the left, rendered in archaic Ionian style, with a wreath of laurel or ivy encircling the hair. The portrait is set within a beaded border. The facial features are boldly modelled despite the small flan, exhibiting the characteristic provincial die-cutting of late Classical Asia Minor. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Phygela was a minor coastal settlement in Ionia, situated near Ephesus, whose autonomous coinage output was extremely limited — this small bronze represents one of the few material confirmations that the city maintained even a nominal civic identity distinct from its powerful neighbor. The SNG Kayhan range covering this type draws almost entirely from a single regional hoard context, which explains why specimens tend to cluster in condition rather than appearing as isolated finds.