Hemidrachm

Chersonesos (on the Thracian Chersonese, modern Gallipoli peninsula) issued these hemidrachms continuously for well over a century, making them one of the most prolific fractional silver series in the ancient Greek world. The type circulated far beyond its issuing city, turning up in hoards across Thrace, Macedonia, and the Black Sea region — evidence of a coin that functioned effectively as a regional trade piece rather than purely civic currency.

The reverse always carries a different incuse quarter, each rotation unique to a die pairing, which has allowed scholars to sequence hundreds of die combinations. McClean 4120 falls within a well-documented cluster from the mid-fourth century.