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| Issuer | Chersonesos (Taurica) |
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| Year | 380 BC - 370 BC |
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| Diameter | 10 mm |
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| Obverse description | A dolphin leaping to the right, depicted in profile with naturalistic curvature, positioned above a horizontal exergue line that divides the field. The lower exergue area is plain. The dolphin motif, emblematic of Chersonesos and its maritime identity on the northern Black Sea coast, is rendered in a compact, archaic style characteristic of early Tauric bronze coinage. |
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| Reverse description | A Herculean club oriented to the right occupies the upper field, rendered in raised relief with a knotted shaft typical of archaic Greek bronze types. Below the club, the abbreviated civic ethnic legend ΧΕΡ (for Chersonesos) is inscribed in large, bold Greek characters filling the lower field. The composition is stark and monumental, reflecting the city's assertion of civic identity through its abbreviated name. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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