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Hemidrachm

Issuer Cherronesos
Year 400 BC - 350 BC
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Value Hemidrachm (1/2)
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Obverse description Forepart of a lion rearing to the right, with head reverted and jaws open in a roar, rendered in bold archaic style with musculature indicated by raised relief. The powerful forelimbs are extended forward, and the mane is depicted with stylized incised detail. The figure occupies the full round flan, set against a plain field with no legend or inscription.
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Reverse description Quadripartite incuse square divided into four triangular compartments by diagonal lines meeting at the center, creating a windmill or skew pattern characteristic of Cherronesean coinage. Two opposing lowered quadrants contain a pellet and an ivy leaf respectively as secondary devices, while the remaining two quadrants are plain. The incuse is deeply struck with sharp, well-defined borders.
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Mintage ND (400 BC - 350 BC)
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