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Stater - Kroisos
| Issuer | Kings of Lydia |
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| Year | 560 BC - 546 BC |
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| Technique | Hammered, Incuse |
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| Reverse description | Two oblong incuse punches of unequal size, divided by a central ridge, impressed into the reverse in a double-square pattern characteristic of the Kroiseid gold stater type. The punches are deeply struck with striated or granular surfaces reflecting the hammered technique employed by Lydian mint workers. The incuse design is entirely geometric and carries no figural imagery, inscription, or decorative element, serving purely as the countermark of the punch used to strike the flan. This reverse type is a hallmark of the earliest Lydian royal gold coinage and distinguishes it from contemporaneous electrum issues. |
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| Edge | Irregular |
| Mint | Sardis |
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