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Drachm
| Issuer | Tanagra |
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| Year | 500 BC - 480 BC |
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| Reference(s) | BCD Boiotia#243, SNG Copenhagen#215 |
| Obverse description | Facing Boeotian shield depicted in high relief, rendered in the characteristic early archaic style of Boiotian coinage. The shield's distinctive cutouts are visible on both sides, with a horizontal tau (T) projecting inward from the right-hand opening. The flan is irregular and convex, with the shield design filling the entire obverse field. The die-work is bold and deeply struck, consistent with the early fifth-century Tanagran series. |
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| Reverse description | Shallow square incuse punch divided into four triangular sections by a raised mill-sail or pinwheel pattern arranged in clockwise rotation, a common archaic reverse type used across early Boiotian city coinage. The four raised diagonal arms meet at a central boss, creating a swastika-like windmill motif within the recessed square. The incuse is sharply defined with crisp geometric ridges. The surrounding flan is plain and irregular. |
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| Mint | Tanagra |
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