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| Issuer | Phaistos (Crete (ancient)) |
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| Year | 320 BC - 300 BC |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | A bull advancing to the left with head lowered in a charging posture, rendered in high relief with muscular anatomical detail typical of Cretan coinage. The animal occupies the majority of the incuse square field, its body compact and powerfully modeled. The plain, slightly concave field surrounding the bull is unlettered, and the overall style reflects the strong Archaic-into-Classical artistic tradition of Phaistian die engravers. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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