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Stater - Hisme
| Issuer | Thebes (Boeotia) |
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| Year | 379 BC - 368 BC |
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| Value | Stater (2) |
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| Obverse description | Boeotian shield depicted facing, rendered in high relief with characteristic cut-out sides forming the traditional concave indentations at left and right. The convex central boss dominates the field, its smooth surface lending the design a bold, sculptural quality typical of Theban coinage of this period. To the left of the shield, a small bee or fly is visible as a subsidiary symbol, while to the right a kantharos or similar emblem appears within the right-side opening of the shield. The entire design is contained within the irregular flan characteristic of hammered Greek silver staters. |
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| Reverse description | A finely rendered amphora (wine jar) depicted in the centre of the field, shown upright with two volute handles curving elegantly outward and a beaded collar below the neck; a bunch of grapes adorns the top of the vessel. The amphora rests on a pointed foot above a small lozenge-shaped base element. Flanking the amphora in the field are the four Greek letters forming the magistrate's name HISME (Η and Ι to the upper left and right respectively, Σ and Μ to the lower left and right), identifying this issue to a specific Theban official. The composition is characteristic of the high-quality engraving associated with Theban mint production during the early fourth century BC. |
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| Mintage | ND (379 BC - 368 BC) |
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