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Hemidrachm

Issuer	Korone (Messenia)
Year	100 BC - 50 BC
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Weight	2.53 g
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Obverse description	Helmeted head of Athena facing right, wearing a Corinthian helmet with a prominent crest, rendered in a compact archaic-influenced style characteristic of late Hellenistic Peloponnesian coinage. The facial features are boldly modeled, with a strong jawline and defined eye. A row of dots along the upper border of the flan forms a partial beaded rim. The field is otherwise plain, with no visible legend on the obverse.
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Reverse description	A large bunch of grapes suspended from a short stem occupies the central field, flanked by the Greek letters K and OP — the ethnic abbreviation of Korone — arranged around the bunch. The entire device is encircled by an olive or laurel wreath rendered in detailed relief, with individual leaves and berries clearly articulated. The composition is well-centred and characteristic of the civic coinage of Messenia during the late Hellenistic period.
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Mintage	ND (100 BC - 50 BC)
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