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| Issuer | Phokaia (Ionia) |
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| Year | 521 BC - 478 BC |
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| Reference(s) | Bodenstedt#48, BostonMFA#1899-1900 |
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| Reverse description | Quadripartite incuse square deeply impressed into the flan, divided by two perpendicular raised ridges into four roughly equal sunken compartments of irregular texture, typical of early electrum coinage produced by hammer and punch technique. The incuse pattern fills the entire reverse face, with no additional devices, symbols, or inscriptions present. The rough granular surface within each quarter reflects the primitive punch technology employed by Phokaian mint workers during the Archaic period. |
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| Mint | Phokaia |
| Mintage | ND (521 BC - 478 BC) |
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