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Hekte
| Issuer | Phokaia (Ionia) |
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| Year | 477 BC - 388 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | A siren depicted in left-facing profile, rendered in the archaic Greek style with a female human head and the winged body of a bird standing upon its talons. A small seal, a civic badge of Phokaia, appears in the upper field swimming upward, serving as a secondary symbol identifying the issuing city. The imagery is characteristic of Phokaian electrum coinage and executed with fine detail typical of fifth-century Ionian die-cutting. |
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| Reverse description | A quadripartite incuse square dominating the reverse field, formed by two intersecting raised bars dividing the sunken area into four recessed compartments of alternating raised and depressed sections, creating a windmill or skew pattern. This deeply struck incuse punch is characteristic of early Phokaian electrum hektes and served as the mechanical countermark of the anvil die. The surface within each quadrant shows the rough texture typical of hammered archaic Greek coinage. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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