Drachm - Moirios

Chersonesos — the Greek colony on the southwestern tip of Crimea — issued coins in the name of the city's civic magistrates, with the issuing official's name appearing as part of the monetary authority. The moirios was one such magistrate, though the precise nature of the office remains debated among scholars of Pontic civic administration. This issue falls within a period of intense geopolitical pressure, as Chersonesos was increasingly drawn into the orbit of Pontic Mithridates VI, eventually appealing to him directly for military protection against Scythian encroachment — a relationship that would cost the city much of its independence.