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Stater
| Issuer | Kamiros |
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| Year | 500 BC - 480 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Incuse square punch divided horizontally into two rectangular compartments of approximately equal size, each exhibiting a rough, granulated or mill-grained surface texture that contrasts with the flat dividing bar. This bipartite incuse pattern is the characteristic reverse type of early Kamiran silver coinage, produced by a bifurcated punch applied at the time of striking. The entire incuse design is deeply impressed into the flan, leaving a raised rim around the outer edge of the reverse. |
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| Mint | Kamiros, Rhodes |
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Kamiros was one of the three ancient cities of Rhodes before the synoikismos of 408 BC unified them under the new city of Rhodes. This stater predates that consolidation, placing it among the autonomous issues of Kamiros at the height of its commercial activity as a trading hub in the eastern Aegean. The city's coinage circulated widely across the region during this period, facilitated by Rhodes' position on routes connecting the Aegean to the Levantine coast.
The Dewing and SNG von Aulock references both document this type consistently, suggesting die production was reasonably organized for a polis of Kamiros's scale.