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Stater
| Issuer | Korkyra (Epeiros) |
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| Year | 525 BC - 500 BC |
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| Currency | Drachm |
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| Obverse description | A cow stands in profile to left or right, her head turned sharply back in a naturalistic pose as she licks a suckling calf positioned beneath her. The figures are rendered in fine archaic Greek style with careful attention to anatomical detail, conveying a scene of maternal tenderness that served as the principal civic emblem of Korkyra. The composition fills the flan dynamically, with the calf depicted in a crouching posture beneath the cow's body. |
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| Reverse description | Two square incuse punches are arranged side by side in the field, each subdivided into a stellate pattern formed by diagonal lines radiating from the center. One incuse contains a small linear rectangle at its center, while the other features a central linear lozenge. This incuse reverse design is characteristic of early archaic Greek silver coinage produced in the late sixth century BC, reflecting the double-punch technique common to western Greek mints of the period. |
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| Mint | Korkyra (modern Corfu) |
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