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Stater
| Issuer | Issos |
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| Year | 385 BC - 375 BC |
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| Currency | Drachm |
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| Obverse description | Facing head of a female divinity, likely a local goddess or nymph, rendered in three-quarter view with a slightly turned gaze. The hair is elaborately styled and bound, with curling locks framing the face on either side. The portrait is executed in fine archaic-to-early classical style, with a dotted border surrounding the design in the field. The flan shows a visible crack consistent with ancient hammered coinage of this region and period. |
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| Reverse description | Bare male head in left-facing profile, likely depicting a local dynast or youthful deity, with finely rendered wavy hair falling in tight curls about the nape of the neck. The portrait displays accomplished classical die-cutting with naturalistic modeling of the facial features, including a well-defined jaw and slightly parted lips. The field is plain and unlettered, typical of early coinage from Issos in Cilicia. The flan exhibits a crack consistent with the irregular planchet preparation characteristic of hammered silver coinage of this era. |
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| Mint | Issos |
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