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Hemistater
| Issuer | Uncertain Lesbos city |
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| Year | 525 BC - 475 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Head of a calf facing left, rendered in bold archaic relief with carefully engraved curling forelock and shell-like ear clearly delineated. The facial musculature and muzzle are naturalistically modeled, with the eye depicted as a raised oval form. The type is characteristic of the electrum and billon coinage attributed to the cities of Lesbos during the late Archaic period, reflecting the island's well-known tradition of bovine imagery on its currency. |
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| Reverse description | Plain incuse square of quadripartite form, centrally positioned within the flat reverse field, produced by the punch technique standard to early Greek hammered coinage. The incuse depression displays an irregular, slightly raised surface within its recessed borders, consistent with the primitive punch used in archaic Lesbian mint practice. No legend or secondary device is present; the stark simplicity of the reverse contrasts with the detailed obverse type. |
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| Mintage | ND (525 BC - 475 BC) |
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