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Diobol
| Issuer | Lindos (Rhodes) |
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| Year | 550 BC - 500 BC |
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| Currency | Milesian drachm |
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| Obverse description | Facing right, the forepart of a roaring lion rendered in bold archaic relief, with open jaws revealing the teeth, a prominent globular eye, and a stylized mane indicated by incised striations radiating around the neck and cheeks. The design fills the irregular flan and is characteristic of the early Archaic coinage of Lindos on Rhodes, displaying the vigorous, schematic naturalism typical of late 6th-century Greek die-cutting. |
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| Reverse description | A deep square incuse punch divided into two registers by a prominent horizontal raised band, creating an upper and a lower rectangular compartment, each with a roughly textured, granular surface. This mill-sail or two-field incuse pattern is a hallmark of early Archaic Greek coinage in the Milesian tradition, produced by the application of a bifurcated punch to the blank at the time of striking. |
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| Mint | Lindos |
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