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Hemidrachm - temp. Artaxerxes III / Darius III
| Issuer | Ionia, Satrapy of |
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| Year | 350 BC - 334 BC |
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| Currency | Drachm (550-330 BCE) |
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| Obverse description | The Great King of Persia depicted in the traditional kneeling-running pose to right, rendered in archaic style. The royal figure holds a spear in his right hand and a bow in his left, with a quiver visible over his right shoulder. The effigy conveys the dynamic tension characteristic of Achaemenid satrapal coinage of the fourth century BC. |
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| Reverse description | Incuse reverse featuring two concentric squares, one within the other, forming a recessed geometric pattern typical of early Greek and satrapal coinage. A short vertical line or tab protrudes downward from the center of the lower side of the inner square, creating a cross-like element in the lower field. The design is deeply impressed into the flan, consistent with hammered coinage of the Achaemenid period. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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