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Stater
| Issuer | Andros |
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| Year | 525 BC |
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| Value | Silver Stater (3) |
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| Obverse description | A large amphora depicted in high relief at center, shown in frontal view with two handles visible at the shoulders and a rounded body tapering to a foot, set within a shallow incuse circular field. The amphora is rendered in an archaic style characteristic of early Greek coinage from the Cycladic island of Andros, with bold, simple lines. The surrounding field is plain and slightly irregular in outline, consistent with early hammered coinage technique. |
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| Reverse description | A deep square incuse punch dominates the reverse, divided into six triangular segments by raised diagonal and vertical ridges meeting at a central point, creating a star-like or windmill pattern within the sunken square. This incuse reverse design is characteristic of early archaic Greek coinage of the late 6th century BC, employing the mill-sail or quadripartite incuse technique. The surrounding area retains the rough, irregular surface typical of hammered silver staters of this period. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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