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Obol
| Issuer | Mallos |
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| Year | 440 BC - 390 BC |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Sea turtle depicted in bird's-eye view, facing upward, with a finely rendered carapace showing segmented shell plates and marginal scutes rendered in low relief. The head and flippers are visible at the extremities, conveying a naturalistic yet archaic artistic style characteristic of Cilician coinage of the late fifth century BC. The figure is centrally placed within a plain round field bordered by a beaded or granular rim. |
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| Reverse description | Facing female head rendered in archaic style, positioned centrally within a square incuse punch. The neck is flanked on either side by the Greek letters M (to the left) and AP (to the right), serving as a civic ethnic abbreviation for Mallos. The incuse square has a rough, slightly irregular surface typical of early hammered Cilician silver coinage. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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