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Didrachm
| Issuer | Athens |
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| Year | 545 BC - 515 BC |
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| Reference(s) | Rosen#184, Jameson#2078, Kraay&Hirm#346 |
| Obverse description | Athenian owl (Athena noctua) standing facing left in three-quarter view, rendered in archaic style with large rounded head, prominent eye depicted as a raised pellet, and feathered plumage indicated by stippled beading across the breast and wing. The bird stands on a plain ground line within a raised circular border, occupying the full field of the flan. The composition is characteristic of the early Wappenmünzen series, displaying the bold, geometric aesthetic of late 6th-century Attic coinage. |
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| Reverse description | Deep quadripartite incuse square set diagonally within a raised circular border, its four triangular sections divided by a raised cross formed by the intersection of two diagonal lines meeting at a central point. Each triangular compartment displays irregular striated tooling marks characteristic of early hammered coinage. The bold incuse punch, typical of archaic Greek minting technique, fills the entire reverse field, with no inscription or additional device present. |
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| Mint | Athens |
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