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| Issuer | Kyme |
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| Year | 550 BC - 500 BC |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse description | Forepart of a horse prancing to the right, rendered in bold archaic relief against a plain field. The animal's raised foreleg and flowing mane are depicted with characteristic Aeolic artistic convention of the late Archaic period. No legend or inscription appears on this face. The flan is broad and irregular, typical of early electrum and silver coinage from Aeolis. The striking is slightly off-center, leaving portions of the field unadorned. |
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| Reverse description | Two incuse square punches of differing sizes occupy the reverse, a hallmark of early Archaic coinage technique. The larger central punch displays a rough, irregular surface divided by raised ridges into a mill-sail or quadripartite pattern, while a smaller subsidiary square punch with a similar cross-hatched incuse pattern is positioned to the left. The incuse impressions are characteristic of the primitive punch-and-anvil striking method employed at Kyme during the late 6th century BC. No legend is present. The surrounding flan surface is broad and unworked. |
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| Mintage | ND (550 BC - 500 BC) |
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