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Stater
| Issuer | Phokaia |
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| Year | 626 BC - 522 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | A seal rendered in high relief, depicted in a naturalistic archaic Greek style, swimming or leaping to the right across the flan. The animal's body is rendered with careful attention to musculature, with the head turned slightly outward and a prominent curled tail. A small globule or pellet appears below the seal in the lower field, likely serving as a control mark or punchmark remnant. The letter theta (Θ) appears in the field, serving as a magistrate's or mint official's mark. The irregular flan displays the characteristically lumpy, bean-shaped form typical of early Phokaian electrum coinage. |
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| Reverse description | Two incuse squares of differing sizes impressed into the reverse flan, a hallmark of early Ionian electrum coinage produced prior to the adoption of a unified reverse type. The larger square is set at a slight diagonal and displays a rough, granular interior surface, while the smaller square is similarly punched adjacent to it. Both incuse punches were produced by the striking punch used to drive the flan against the obverse die, resulting in the characteristic recessed geometric fields visible on this and related early Phokaian issues. The surface between and around the punches retains the natural convex curvature of the hammered flan. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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