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Obol
| Issuer | Delphi |
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| Year | 500 BC - 485 BC |
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| Reference(s) | HGC 4#1129, BCD Lokris#370, BCD Lokris#371, SvoronosDl#1, SvoronosDl#21 |
| Obverse description | The omphalos of Delphi depicted in high relief at center, rendered as a rounded, beehive-shaped sacred stone with a netted or banded surface surmounted by a small knob. Flanking the omphalos on either side are the sacred laurel branches or baetyls, with stylized curving fronds extending outward. The composition is set within a roughly circular, irregular flan typical of early archaic hammered coinage, with the design occupying the full field. |
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| Reverse description | A concave incuse square containing a raised central boss or pellet surrounded by two concentric raised rings, forming a simple target-like pattern. This type of incuse reverse is characteristic of early archaic Phocian and Delphic coinage of the late sixth to early fifth century BC, produced by a plain punch to create the required relief on the obverse. The field is otherwise plain and unadorned. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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