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Hemitetartemorion
| Uitgever | Phokaia |
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| Jaar | 521 BC - 478 BC |
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| Diameter | 4.0 mm |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | Head of a female deity facing left, wearing a close-fitting helmet or cap, rendered in archaic Greek style with finely modelled facial features. The effigy displays characteristic early Ionian artistry, with a prominent eye shown in profile and carefully delineated hair visible beneath the headgear. The relief is bold relative to the diminutive flan, occupying virtually the entire obverse field. |
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| Beschrijving keerzijde | A single deep square incuse punch dominates the entire reverse field, characteristic of early Greek coinage technique. The punch is recessed with a roughly textured interior, its four sides forming a well-defined quadrilateral depression struck into the irregular silver flan. No subsidiary devices, symbols, or lettering are present within or around the incuse. |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
Phokaia was among the most aggressively mercantile of the Ionian Greek cities, its traders established as far west as Massalia — modern Marseille — and along the Iberian coast well before this coin was struck. The hemitetartemorion represents the smallest practical subdivision in a denomination system already built around tiny fractions, implying cash transactions at a granularity that speaks to dense, active local markets rather than long-distance trade.
The city fell to the Persians under Harpagos around 545 BC, prompting a mass emigration; those who stayed behind faced occupation through the entire period this coin spans.