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Stater
| Issuer | Methymna |
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| Year | 500 BC - 450 BC |
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| Currency | Drachm |
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| Obverse description | A boar rendered in high relief strides to the right with head lowered in a characteristic rooting posture, the body musculature and bristled dorsal ridge rendered with considerable naturalistic detail. The animal's powerful haunches and sturdy legs are boldly modelled in the archaic style. A partial Greek legend reading [MA]+VMN[AIOΣ], an ethnic referring to Methymna, curves above the figure in the upper field. The composition fills the flan with commanding presence, characteristic of early Lesbian coinage of the late archaic period. |
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| Obverse lettering | [MA]+VMN[AIOΣ] (Translation: Mithymna) |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
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