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PhokaiaElectrum hecte387-326 BCE

Phokaia Electrum Hecte: Omphale and the Civic Seal

Struck between c. 387 and 326 BCE, this electrum hekte from the Ionian city of Phokaia features a female head wearing a lion-skin headdress—traditionally interpreted as Omphale—accompanied by the civic canting badge of a seal and backed by an archaic-style quadripartite incuse square. Issued under the framework of a formal monetary alliance with Mytilene, the series represents one of the final classical civic electrum coinages of western Asia Minor prior to the currency reforms of Alexander the Great.

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PhokaiaElectrum hecte600-350 BCE

Phokaia Electrum Hecte: Female Head and Incuse Punch

An electrum hecte minted at Phokaia in Ionia, displaying a classical profile female head and a quadripartite incuse punch, reflecting the civic monetary conventions of western Asia Minor.