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Stater - Agasikles
| Issuer | Kios |
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| Year | 340 BC - 330 BC |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Youthful laureate head of Apollo facing right, rendered in fine high relief with flowing hair falling behind the neck and delicate facial features characteristic of late Classical Greek die-cutting. The laurel wreath is depicted with carefully engraved individual leaves. The portrait displays the idealized naturalism typical of Greek coinage from the mid-fourth century BC. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Kios, the Bithynian Greek city on the Propontis, issued precious metal coinage only rarely, and civic gold of this period is exceptionally uncommon — most Greek poleis of comparable size never struck gold at all. The magistrate name Agasikles appears on a small cluster of staters, suggesting a brief window of authorization, possibly connected to the disruption of Persian-controlled regional trade networks during Alexander's campaigns into Asia Minor after 334 BC.