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Stater
| Issuer | Abydos |
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| Year | 525 BC - 475 BC |
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| Weight | 14.13 g |
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| Obverse description | Eagle standing left in profile, rendered with bold archaic plasticity; the bird's plumage is articulated by deeply engraved parallel striations across the wing, with pronounced granular detailing along the neck and breast. The talons grip a rocky or textured ground line, and the hooked beak is turned slightly downward. A small subsidiary symbol — possibly a tunny fish or abstract device — appears in the upper right field. The design is contained within an irregular circular flan characteristic of early Archaic electrum coinage from the Troad. |
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| Reverse description | Shallow incuse square punch of quadripartite design, divided by a raised central horizontal bar into two registers, each subdivided by diagonal ridges producing a irregular granular texture within the recessed compartments. This type of mill-sail or compartmented incuse is characteristic of early Archaic electrum staters from the Hellespont region, serving as the anvil mark from the reverse punch used in the hammered striking process. The surrounding field is broad, flat, and uninscribed. |
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| Mint | Abydos (Troad) |
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