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Myshemihekte
| Issuer | Uncertain Ionian city |
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| Year | 600 BC - 550 BC |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Crude but recognizable lion's head in left profile, rendered in archaic Ionian style with schematic mane indicated by a striated or granular surface treatment surrounding the face. The eye is rendered as a prominent raised boss, and the open mouth with visible teeth is suggested by a shallow incision at the muzzle. The design occupies most of the irregularly shaped flan, with the bold relief characteristic of early electrum coinage struck from a single engraved die. No legend or inscription is present, as is typical of the earliest Ionian fractional electrum issues. |
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| Reverse description | Plain, irregular incuse surface resulting from the punch used to drive the metal into the obverse die during the primitive striking process. The reverse displays no pictorial design, bearing only the shallow, uneven depression left by the pointed or rectangular punch, consistent with the earliest phase of Greek coinage production in western Anatolia. The surface retains the characteristic rough texture of hammered electrum, with no legend or secondary device present. |
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| Mintage | ND (600 BC - 550 BC) |
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