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Hemidrachm
| Issuer | Cherronesos |
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| Year | 386 BC - 309 BC |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Forepart of a lion advancing to the right, depicted in high relief with finely engraved mane rendered in stylized parallel striations. The lion's head is turned back to face left, with open jaws and a protruding tongue, conveying fierce energy characteristic of Chersonesean coinage. The musculature of the shoulder and foreleg is articulated with confident, fluid incision. No legend or inscription appears in the field. The flan exhibits the slightly irregular fabric typical of hand-struck Thracian silver of the period. |
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| Reverse description | Quadripartite incuse square divided by a raised cross into four recessed compartments, a standard feature of Chersonesean hemidrachms. Two diagonally opposite quarters contain a pellet each: one pellet appears in the upper-right compartment and one in the lower-left compartment, with the remaining two quarters left plain. The incuse is deeply struck and precisely delineated, reflecting the standard reverse type employed throughout the city's coinage during the late Classical period. No legend is present. |
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| Mintage | ND (386 BC - 309 BC) |
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