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| Issuer | Kardia |
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| Year | 350 BC - 309 BC |
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| Reference(s) | SNG Copenhagen#866, BMC Greek#11 |
| Obverse description | Draped bust of Persephone facing slightly left, her hair bound with a wreath of grain stalks and adorned with triple-pendant earrings. The portrait is rendered in the characteristic Hellenistic style of the Thracian Chersonese region, with careful attention to facial features and the goddess's divine attributes. The field is plain. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Kardia occupied the neck of the Thracian Chersonese — the narrow isthmus controlling land access to the entire peninsula — which made it strategically coveted and repeatedly contested. The city was birthplace of Eumenes, who served as chief secretary to both Philip II and Alexander the Great before becoming a major player in the Diadochi wars. Kardia was ultimately destroyed by Lysimachus around 309 BC, the terminal date of this issue's production window, when he founded nearby Lysimachia as its replacement.