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Drachm
| Issuer | Knidos |
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| Year | 490 BC - 465 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Forepart of a lion facing right in high relief, depicted in a bold archaic style with mouth open and tongue visible, displaying prominent mane rendered with fine parallel striations. The right forepaw is raised and extended forward in a striking pose. The design occupies the full flan, characteristic of early Knidian silver coinage of the late archaic period. |
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| Reverse description | Draped head of Aphrodite facing right, finely rendered in archaic style, hair elaborately dressed with a sakkos or headband adorned with a necklace of beads visible at the nape. The portrait is set within a shallow incuse square with plain fields, the whole struck in a careful, detailed manner consistent with the celebrated artistic tradition of Knidian coinage of the early fifth century BC. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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