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Tetartemorion
| Issuer | Kyme |
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| Year | 480 BC - 450 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Forepart of a horse's head facing left, rendered in archaic relief style with stylized mane detail visible. The design is boldly struck in high relief against a plain, unadorned field typical of early Aeolian civic coinage. No legend or inscription is present, the horse's head serving as the principal civic emblem of Kyme. The flan is small and irregular, consistent with the fractional silver denomination. |
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| Reverse description | Quadripartite incuse square divided into four roughly equal triangular sections by diagonal grooves meeting at the centre, forming a mill-sail or windmill pattern characteristic of early Greek hammered coinage. The incuse is deeply struck and occupies virtually the entire reverse field. No legend or secondary device is present. The technique reflects the standard archaic punch method employed for small fractional silver issues of the eastern Aegean region. |
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| Mint | Kyme, Aeolis |
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