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Stater
| Issuer | Kalymna |
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| Year | 550 BC - 500 BC |
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| Reference(s) | GCV#3541, BMC Greek#1-2 |
| Obverse description | Archaic bearded male head in left-facing profile, identified as a warrior, helmeted with a crested Corinthian-style helmet complete with visor, cheek-piece, and neck-guard. The facial features are rendered in the stiff, frontal Archaic Greek convention, with large almond-shaped eye and stylized beard. The overall treatment reflects the early Archaic artistic style characteristic of island mints of the eastern Aegean in the late 6th century BC. |
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| Reverse description | A seven-stringed lyre rendered in relief and set within a shallow incuse depression that closely follows the contours of the instrument's body and arms, creating a distinctive shaped incuse rather than a simple square punch. The lyre is depicted with the crossbar and strings clearly delineated, serving as the principal civic emblem of Kalymna. The incuse technique is typical of early Archaic coinage of the Dodecanese and eastern Aegean islands. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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