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Stater
| Issuer | Kings of Lydia |
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| Year | 650 BC - 561 BC |
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| Technique | Hammered, Incuse |
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| Obverse description | Forepart of a lion advancing to the right, rendered in bold relief on an irregularly shaped electrum flan, with a distinctive rounded protuberance or boss prominently displayed on the forehead — an attribute widely regarded as a royal or divine symbol in Lydian iconography. The mane is rendered with deeply incised striations radiating across the neck and shoulders, conveying a sense of power and movement characteristic of early Anatolian coinage. The eye is rendered as a large, stylized circular form, and the open jaws reveal a schematic tongue. No legend or inscription appears in the field, consistent with the earliest phase of coined money prior to the introduction of royal titulature. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Mintage | ND (650 BC - 561 BC) |
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