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Drachm
| Issuer | Sikyon |
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| Year | 340 BC - 335 BC |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Chimera advancing left in a dynamic, striding posture, with the foreleg raised and claws extended, rendered with high artistic quality characteristic of late Classical die-cutting. The creature's leonine body is finely detailed with a flowing mane, while the serpentine tail curls upward toward the right. Below the figure in the field, the ethnic abbreviation ΣE appears in incuse, identifying the issuing city of Sikyon. The composition fills the flan with confident, vigorous relief. |
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| Reverse description | A dove in full flight to the left, its wings spread and fan-shaped tail feathers clearly delineated, depicted with delicate naturalistic detail. The bird is enclosed within a circular olive wreath, the leaves rendered in fine relief with individual leaflets visible throughout. The wreath border neatly frames the central type, leaving the surrounding field plain. No legend is present on the reverse, the civic emblem of the dove serving as the sole identifying device. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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