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Stater
| Issuer | Klazomenai |
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| Year | 500 BC - 494 BC |
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| Currency | Drachm |
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| Obverse description | Forepart of a winged boar advancing to the right, rendered in bold high relief with a scalloped, scale-like body and prominent swept wings depicted with finely engraved feather striations. The animal's muscular forelegs are extended in a striding posture, and the head is turned slightly with an open jaw. The naturalistically modelled creature fills the irregular flan, which displays a characteristic lobed or granular border. The style is characteristic of the archaic Ionian tradition, exhibiting strong plastic modeling and vigorous artistic execution typical of late 6th-century BC Klazomenian coinage. |
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| Reverse description | Plain incuse square divided into four quadrants by two perpendicular grooves forming a mill-sail or quadripartite incuse punch, a characteristic feature of early electrum coinage produced by the hammered technique. The deeply recessed square is centrally positioned on the flan, with the surrounding surface exhibiting a smooth, slightly convex raised border. The incuse is irregular in execution, consistent with archaic minting practice, and the quadrants display varying surface textures resulting from the striking process. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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