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Stater
| Issuer | Sikyon |
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| Year | 500 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Chimaera depicted in crouching pose advancing to the right, rendered in archaic Greek style with characteristic leonine body, the figure set upon a finely dotted ground line. The mythical beast is portrayed with bold, confident engraving typical of early Sikyonian coinage, occupying the full field of the flan. |
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| Reverse description | Deep square incuse punch divided into four compartments by raised diagonal lines forming an irregular mill-sail or windmill pattern, characteristic of early fifth century BC Greek coinage technique. The incuse is strongly impressed into the plain silver flan, with no inscription or additional device present. |
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| Mint | Sikyon |
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