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Drachm
| Issuer | Velia |
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| Year | 535 BC - 465 BC |
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| Technique | Hammered, Incuse |
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| Reverse description | A deeply recessed incuse square divided by raised ridges into four irregular compartments, characteristic of the early incuse technique employed by Phocaean colonial mints during the Archaic period. The incuse is roughly quadripartite in form, with uneven interior surfaces reflecting the primitive punch method used to sink the design. No inscription, symbol, or secondary device appears within the incuse. The stark geometric simplicity of the reverse contrasts deliberately with the naturalistic obverse type. |
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| Mint | Velia (Hyele/Elea), Lucania |
| Mintage | ND (535 BC - 465 BC) |
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