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Hemistater

Uitgever Uncertain Ionian city
Jaar 600 BC - 550 BC
Type Log in om details te zien
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Gewicht 7.095 g
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Beschrijving voorzijde Central convex boss bearing a stylized floral or rosette motif in high relief, comprising four rounded petals radiating symmetrically from a central pellet, with additional pellets filling the interstices between the petals. The central device is enclosed within a raised circular border, itself surrounded by a ring of small globular pellets arranged evenly around the circumference of the flan, characteristic of early Ionian electrum coinage. The flan is irregular and slightly convex, consistent with the primitive hammered fabric of the archaic period. No legend or inscription is present.
Schrift voorzijde Log in om details te zien
Opschrift voorzijde Log in om details te zien
Beschrijving keerzijde A single deep incuse square punch occupies the center of the reverse, produced by the application of a quadrate punch during the hammering process typical of early archaic Greek coinage. Within the incuse square, a raised cruciform or mill-sail pattern is visible, dividing the depression into quadrants with irregular raised ridges, a feature commonly associated with early Ionian and Lydian electrum issues. The surrounding flan surface is rough and uneven, reflecting the primitive striking technique of the period. No legend or inscription is present.
Schrift keerzijde Log in om details te zien
Opschrift keerzijde Log in om details te zien
Rand Log in om details te zien
Muntplaats Log in om details te zien
Oplage Log in om details te zien
Aanvullende informatie

Electrum hemistaters from uncertain Ionian mints occupy some of the earliest decades of coined money anywhere. The attribution problem is genuine and longstanding — without a civic badge or inscription, these pieces resist assignment to Miletus, Ephesus, Phocaea, or any of the other candidates with confidence. What is clear is that electrum coinage in this region preceded any standardized state control; the earliest issues were almost certainly produced by private merchants or temple authorities regulating trade in a metal whose gold-to-silver ratio varied naturally by source and could not be precisely fixed.

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