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Hemidrachm
| Issuer | Cherronesos |
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| Year | 386 BC - 338 BC |
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| Diameter | 14.0 mm |
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| Mint | Cherronesos (Chersonesos, Thrace) |
| Mintage | ND (386 BC - 338 BC) |
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Chersonesos — the Thracian peninsula colony, not to be confused with the Crimean settlement of the same name — produced these hemidrachms in extraordinary quantities throughout the fourth century BC, making them among the most widely circulated silver fractions in the Aegean world. They functioned less as local currency than as a regional trading denomination, accepted far beyond their place of origin. Each die pairing is effectively unique: the reverse quartered incuse carries a small symbol or letter that changes constantly, and no two dies are identical, making systematic attribution to specific years within this broad range nearly impossible.