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Myshemihekte
| Issuer | Uncertain Greek city |
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| Year | 600 BC - 550 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Facing or frontal animal head, tentatively identified as a scorpion or crayfish, rendered in a bold, archaic style characteristic of early Anatolian or East Greek electrum coinage. The design displays strongly projecting relief with schematic, angular detailing of the creature's appendages radiating outward across the field. The flan is small, thick, and irregularly shaped, consistent with the primitive striking techniques of the late 7th to early 6th century BC. No legend or inscription is present. The overall execution reflects the experimental artistic vocabulary of the earliest Greek coinage tradition. |
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| Reverse description | Plain incuse square punch, deeply impressed and irregular in outline, consistent with the single-punch technique employed in the production of the earliest electrum fractional coinage of western Anatolia and the eastern Aegean. The incuse field is rough and uneven, exhibiting the characteristic granular texture resulting from the direct application of a pointed or square punch tool. No secondary design, subsidiary punches, or inscriptions are present. This featureless reverse type is typical of primitive Greek electrum fractions attributed to uncertain Ionian or Lydian mints of the archaic period. |
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| Mintage | ND (600 BC - 550 BC) |
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