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Obol
| Issuer | Gargara |
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| Year | 475 BC - 450 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Archaic female head facing left, rendered in the early Classical style characteristic of Troas coinage. The hair is bound in a sakkos, with individual strands delineated in relief above the forehead. A beaded necklace is visible at the neck. The eye is depicted in the archaic convention with a pronounced almond shape. The legend ΓΑΡ, abbreviated ethnic of Gargara, appears in the right field. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΓΑΡ |
| Reverse description | Quadripartite incuse square divided by two perpendicular raised lines into four recessed compartments, each with a slightly irregular surface. The incuse is deeply struck and centrally placed on the flan, a technique typical of early Archaic and transitional coinage of Asia Minor. The compartments show no figurative design, retaining the purely geometric punched appearance of early Greek coinage convention. |
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