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Tetrobol
| Issuer | Erythrai |
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| Year | 520 BC - 480 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Nude male rider seated bareback on a horse galloping to the right, rendered in the Archaic style characteristic of early Ionian coinage. The equestrian figure is depicted with schematic musculature, the rider's body leaning slightly forward in the posture of movement. The horse is shown in full gallop with legs extended, its mane indicated by incised lines. No legend or inscription appears in the field. The flan is irregular and the relief bold, consistent with the hammered technique of the late Archaic period. |
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| Reverse description | Deep quadripartite incuse square divided by two perpendicular raised bars into four recessed compartments of roughly equal size, characteristic of early Archaic coinage of Ionia. The incuse is sharply struck and occupies the majority of the reverse field, with the surrounding flan surface left plain. Each quadrant displays a slightly rough, granular texture resulting from the hammering process. No legend, device, or subsidiary type appears within the incuse. This purely geometric reverse type is typical of the earliest phase of Greek silver coinage from the region. |
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| Mintage | ND (520 BC - 480 BC) |
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