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Diobol
| Issuer | Erythrai |
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| Year | 500 BC - 480 BC |
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| Weight | 1.09 g |
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| Obverse description | Nude male rider depicted in vigorous gallop to the right, seated bareback upon a prancing horse with forelegs raised. The rider's musculature is rendered in the archaic Greek style, with the figure leaning slightly forward. The composition fills the flan dynamically, characteristic of early Ionian coinage of this period. |
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| Reverse description | Deep quadripartite incuse square divided by a raised cross into four recessed compartments of unequal depth, one of which displays a raised pellet or boss. This mill-sail incuse pattern is typical of early Archaic Greek coinage struck by the hammered technique, serving as the anvil die impression. |
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| Mintage | ND (500 BC - 480 BC) |
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