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Trite
| Issuer | Uncertain Ionian city |
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| Year | 600 BC - 550 BC |
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| Value | Trite (⅓) |
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| Obverse description | Facing head of a lion or panther rendered in high relief within a slightly raised central area, depicted in a bold and archaic artistic style characteristic of early Ionian electrum coinage. The feline visage is shown frontally, with prominently globular eyes, a broad muzzle, and stylized fur rendered in bold pellets and ridges. The surface of the flan shows the natural irregular contour typical of early struck electrum pieces. No legend or inscription is present. |
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| Reverse description | Two adjacent incuse square punches sunk deeply into the reverse flan, a hallmark of the earliest phase of Greek coinage technology. The punches are divided by a central ridge and display an irregular, striated interior surface resulting from the striking process. A faint animal figure, possibly a stag or similar quadruped, appears to be discernible within one of the incuse compartments, consistent with early Ionian punch types. The reverse is entirely uninscribed, with the incuse design occupying the majority of the flan. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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