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Tetartemorion
| Issuer | Uncertain Cilician city |
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| Year | 475 BC - 425 BC |
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| Currency | Drachm |
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| Obverse description | Head of a male figure in three-quarter facing view to the left, wearing a crested helmet rendered in a schematic, archaic style. The facial features are summarily executed, with a prominent eye visible beneath the helmet brow. Below the chin, a curved element — possibly a beard or a decorative attachment — extends into the lower field, accompanied by a small cluster of pellets to the right, a common auxiliary device on Cilician fractional coinage of this period. |
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| Reverse description | A bird of prey, most likely an eagle, depicted standing in left profile on a plain exergual line. The figure is rendered with compact, bold lines characteristic of the archaic Cilician die-cutting tradition: the head is turned slightly, with a clearly defined circular eye and a hooked beak. The wings are folded tightly against the body, and the talons grip the ground line firmly. The plain field around the figure is unadorned, consistent with the austere style of fifth-century BC Cilician fractional silver coinage. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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