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Didrachm - Zopyros
| Issuer | Chersonesos (Taurica) |
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| Year | 355 BC - 350 BC |
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| Currency | Drachm |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of a female deity, most likely the city goddess or Artemis, facing three-quarters to the left, rendered in high relief with fine archaic Greek artistry. The hair is elaborately dressed with flowing locks cascading to the shoulder, bound with a diadem or taenia across the forehead. The facial features are finely modeled, with a prominent brow, almond-shaped eye, and slightly parted lips characteristic of late Classical Chersonesan die-engraving. No legend is present on the obverse field. |
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| Reverse description | A bull standing to the right, depicted in profile with musculature carefully rendered, occupying the central field within a shallow incuse square. Below the bull, a horizontal object identified as a sword or spit is visible, with additional symbols in the lower exergue. The abbreviated ethnic legend ΧΕΡ (for Chersonesos) is inscribed in the upper field, and the magistrate's name ΖΩΠΥΡΟ (Zopyros) appears to the right or around the type, serving as the issuing authority's signature on this civic coinage. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΧΕΡ ΖΩΠΥΡΟ |
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