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Stater
| Issuer | Melos |
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| Year | 460 BC - 450 BC |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | A melon (mêlon), the civic emblem and punning symbol of the island of Melos, rendered in high relief at center, depicted as an oval ribbed fruit with a short stem and two flanking leaves visible at the upper field. The naturalistic rendering of the fruit occupies nearly the entire flan, with the ribs of the melon rendered in fine incised lines radiating from the stem, characteristic of the archaic-to-early classical Melian engraving style. |
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| Reverse description | A quadripartite incuse square divided into four triangular sections by raised diagonal lines meeting at the center, creating a windmill or pinwheel pattern. Each of the four quarters bears a small raised pellet or boss near its outer corner along the periphery, a decorative feature distinctive to Melian coinage of this period. The incuse is deeply struck and boldly geometric, consistent with early classical Greek hammered coinage technique. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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