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Drachm
| Issuer | Paros |
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| Year | 520 BC - 500 BC |
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| Currency | Drachm |
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| Obverse description | A goat kneeling to the right, rendered in archaic relief with careful attention to musculature and posture; the animal's forelegs are folded beneath its body and its head is turned slightly upward. The design is set within a plain circular field bordered by a beaded (dotted) outer ring. The style is characteristic of early Cycladic coinage, with a naturalistic yet stylized treatment of the animal form. |
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| Reverse description | A quadripartite incuse square divided into four triangular sections by deeply impressed diagonal lines forming an X-pattern, creating the characteristic mill-sail or windmill incuse type. The incuse is deeply struck and irregular in outline, consistent with early archaic hammered coinage technique. The surface of the incuse sections shows the typical rough texture of the period, with no inscription or additional decorative elements. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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