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Hemiobol Gorgippia
| Issuer | Sindi (Skythia) |
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| Year | 437 BC - 425 BC |
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| Technique | Hammered, Incuse |
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| Obverse description | Forepart of a goat advancing to right, the head turned back to the left in a characteristic retrograde pose, rendered in a compact, archaic style typical of minor Sindian coinage. The musculature of the haunches and forelegs is summarily but effectively modeled in low relief. The irregular flan, characteristic of hand-struck issues of this region and period, fills the available field without a formal border. |
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| Reverse description | An owl depicted facing with wings fully spread, standing frontally in a heraldic posture, the feathering of the primary flight feathers rendered with fine engraved striations. The large, forward-facing head with prominent eyes is characteristic of the Athenic owl type as adapted by peripheral Greek and Hellenized Pontic mints. The ethnic legend ΣΙΝΔΩΝ appears in Greek characters within the field, identifying the issuing community of the Sindi people. |
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| Mintage | ND (437 BC - 425 BC) |
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