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Hemihekte - Alyattes II Uncertain mint
| Issuer | Kings of Lydia |
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| Year | 610 BC - 560 BC |
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| Composition | Electrum |
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| Obverse description | Forepart of a lion's head and neck depicted in profile facing right, with jaws agape revealing the open mouth. The surface of the field surrounding the device is densely covered with small globular pellets, a characteristic decorative element of early Lydian electrum coinage. The relief is bold and schematic, consistent with the archaic artistic style of the period. |
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| Reverse description | A single large, deeply struck incuse square punch dominates the reverse, with an irregular and rough surface texture resulting from the primitive hammered technique employed at the Lydian mint. The punch shows no figural design, being entirely undecorated, as is typical of the earliest issues of Lydian electrum coinage prior to the introduction of two-punch reverses. The fabric of the flan is irregular and slightly convex on the obverse side. |
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| Mintage | ND (610 BC - 560 BC) |
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