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Stater
| Issuer | Phaistos |
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| Year | 300 BC - 270 BC |
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| Reference(s) | SvoronosCr#67 |
| Obverse description | Talos, the mythological bronze giant of Crete, depicted nude and facing, his broad wings fully spread to either side. In his raised right hand he hurls a stone, with a second stone held in his lowered left hand, conveying dynamic motion. The figure stands in a frontal pose characteristic of early Hellenistic die-engraving, with the legend T AΛ ΩN inscribed in the field identifying the deity. The treatment of the musculature and wings reflects the accomplished artistic tradition of Cretan mint engravers of the period. |
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| Obverse lettering | T AΛ ΩN |
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| Mintage | ND (300 BC - 270 BC) |
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