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⅙ Stater - Kroisos
| Issuer | Kings of Lydia |
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| Year | 560 BC - 546 BC |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Confronted foreparts of a lion and a bull in high relief, the lion striding to the right with open jaws and a pronounced mane rendered in stylized striations, facing the bull forepart advancing to the left with a globular eye and incised musculature. The two animals meet at center field in the characteristic Lydian heraldic device associated with royal authority under Kroisos. No inscription or border is present; the irregular flan exhibits the bold, sculptural style typical of Sardian mint production of the mid-sixth century BC. |
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| Reverse description | Two adjacent incuse square punches of unequal size impressed into the flan by the hammer blow of the mint worker, their surfaces left rough and undecorated. The larger punch occupies the left portion of the reverse and the smaller the right, divided by a raised ridge, creating the distinctive double-square incuse pattern that serves as the hallmark of Kroiseid silver coinage. No legend, symbol, or additional device is present. |
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| Mintage | ND (560 BC - 546 BC) |
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