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Hemidrachm
| Issuer | Parion (Mysia) |
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| Year | 350 BC - 320 BC |
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| Value | Hemidrachm (1/2) |
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| Obverse description | A bull stands to the left with head turned back to the right, rendered in high relief with well-modelled musculature characteristic of late Classical Mysian coinage. A torch appears beneath the animal in the lower field, serving as a civic or religious symbol of Parion. The ethnic inscription ΠΑ ΡΙ is distributed across the field, identifying the issuing city. The flan is irregular and the style reflects provincial Greek workmanship of the mid-4th century BC. |
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| Reverse description | A full-face gorgoneion fills the reverse field, depicted in the apotropaic frontal manner standard in Greek numismatic tradition. The Gorgon's face displays characteristic features: wide-set, deeply incised eyes, a broad flat nose, protruding tongue, and bared teeth rendered with expressive detail. Writhing serpents frame the visage, their coils forming a border around the head in lieu of a formal legend. The bold, plastic modelling and strong relief are consistent with 4th-century BC Mysian die-cutting conventions. |
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| Mintage | ND (350 BC - 320 BC) |
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