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Ancient Greek
Phocaea
Gold 1/6 Stater
古希臘
福西亞
1/6 金斯塔特
Item number: A1145
Year: 387-326 BC
Material: Electrum (Gold with Silver)
Size: 10.0 x 8.7 x 3.8 mm
Weight: 2.55 g
Provenance: Künker 2024
This is a one-sixth gold stater, minted between 387 and 326 BC in the Ionian city-state of Phocaea. The obverse features the goddess Athena, depicted wearing a Corinthian helmet. On the reverse, there is an incuse punch mark displaying a quadripartite square. Such quadripartite incuse marks are commonly seen on coins from the same period and are believed to result from repeated striking during the minting process.
Phocaea, located in Anatolia (modern-day Turkey), was an ancient Ionian city and the mother city of several Greek colonies. Founded in the 10th century BC, Phocaea established colonies in various locations, including Lampsacus, Amisos (Samsun), the Crimean Peninsula, Massilia (Marseille), and Emporion.
In 545 BC, when the Persians besieged Phocaea, many citizens chose to emigrate rather than surrender. In 190 BC, Phocaea allied with the Seleucid Empire to resist Rome and Pergamon, fiercely opposing Roman forces, which led to the city’s sacking. Although it faced near destruction after a rebellion in 132 BC, Phocaea ultimately survived, thanks to the intervention of its colony, Massilia.