Drachm

Chersonesos in Caria was one of several small Aegean minting authorities active in the late sixth century BC, producing coinage during a period when Greek city-states along the Anatolian coast were navigating the expanding pressure of Achaemenid Persian dominance following Cyrus's conquest of Lydia in 547 BC. Whether this issue predates or falls within the early years of Persian tributary control over the region remains debated.

The hemidrachm fractions from this series are better documented than the drachms; full drachm survivals referencing BMC Greek #2 are notably scarce in major collections.