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| Issuer | Phokaia |
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| Year | 478 BC - 387 BC |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Bare head of a youthful male figure in left profile, surmounted by a Silenos mask worn atop the head as a headdress. A small seal (the civic badge of Phokaia) is depicted in the right field facing downward, serving as the characteristic mint identifier. The style is consistent with Archaic Greek engraving, with bold, carefully modelled facial features rendered in high relief against an unlettered field. |
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| Reverse description | Plain quadripartite incuse square occupying the full reverse field, divided into four recessed compartments by raised ridges meeting at the centre. The incuse is deeply struck and irregular in outline, typical of early Archaic electrum coinage produced by the hammered technique. No legends, symbols, or subsidiary devices are present. The surface within the incuse divisions shows the characteristic granular texture of the struck flan. |
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| Mint | Phokaia (Ionia) |
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