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Obol
| Issuer | Psophis |
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| Year | 460 BC - 440 BC |
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| Currency | Drachm |
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| Obverse description | Forepart of the Keryneian Hind in motion to the left, rendered in bold relief characteristic of early Classical Arkadian coinage. The animal's branched antlers are prominently displayed above the head, a distinctive iconographic reference to the mythological hind sacred to Artemis. The forelegs are extended in a running posture, conveying dynamic movement. The design fills the irregularly shaped flan, with the struck surface showing the characteristic texture of hammered silver production. |
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| Reverse description | Within a recessed incuse square, a large fish swims transversely to the right in the upper register, its body rendered with schematic scale detail. Below and to the right, a smaller fish is depicted also swimming to the right, creating a hierarchical composition alluding to the aquatic resources of the Erymanthos river valley near Psophis. The incuse square border is well-defined, consistent with hammered coinage technique of the mid-fifth century BC. The field within the square is plain. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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