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Stater
| Issuer | Siris |
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| Year | 525 BC - 480 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | A satyr, depicted in profile moving to the right, forcefully seizes a nymph who faces left and resists his advance; both figures are rendered in high relief with detailed drapery and archaic stylization characteristic of South Italian coinage of the late sixth to early fifth century BC. The satyr grasps the nymph firmly about the waist and shoulders, their faces shown in profile in close confrontation. Three pellets are distributed around the figures in the field. The composition fills the flan dynamically, reflecting the vigorous mythological subject matter favored by the mint of Siris. |
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| Reverse description | A deep quadripartite incuse square dominates the reverse, divided diagonally into four triangular sections by two crossing lines meeting at the center, creating a recessed geometric pattern characteristic of early South Italian Greek coinage struck using the incuse technique. The raised border of the square is clearly defined, with the four triangular compartments showing the characteristic sunken relief of the Achaean incuse tradition. The surface within the incuse sections displays the irregular texture typical of hammered archaic coinage. No legend or additional devices are present. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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