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Hemidrachm
| Issuer | Parion (Mysia) |
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| Year | 350 BC - 320 BC |
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| Reference(s) | France#1365-1366 type#21198 II#2581 , Waddington#919 |
| Obverse description | Bull standing left in the field, head turned back to the right in a characteristic retrograde pose; a branch is depicted below the bull, while the figure of Athena Promachos, armed with shield and raised spear, appears above. The design reflects the distinctive Mysian style of the mid-fourth century BC, combining bovine and divine iconographic elements within the compact flan. The Greek ethnic inscription ΠΑΡΙ appears in the field, identifying the issuing city of Parion. |
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| Reverse description | Facing Gorgoneion of archaic type rendered with bold, deeply cut features, displaying wide staring eyes with pellet pupils, a broad flat nose, and an open mouth with protruding tongue and prominent tusks. The head is framed by a writhing mass of snakes arranged in a circular border around the periphery of the flan, their bodies intertwined to form a continuous ring. The treatment of the Gorgon's hair and the surrounding serpents is characteristic of the skilled die-cutting tradition at Parion during the late Classical period. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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