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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 | Bull standing left with head turned back to right, rendered in a compact, archaic style typical of fourth-century Mysian coinage. A phiale (patera) depicted as a circular boss with central omphalos is positioned above the bull's back in the upper field. The city ethnic ΠΑ ΡΙ appears divided in the field, flanking the bull. A ground line runs beneath the figure, and the overall composition fills the irregular flan with confident die-cutting. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΠΑ ΡΙ |
| Reverse description | Facing gorgoneion filling the entire die, rendered in bold apotropaic style characteristic of Parion's coinage. The visage displays wide-set eyes with incised pupils, a broad flat nose, fleshy cheeks, and a protruding tongue between parted lips. Serpents with intertwined bodies encircle the head, their coils visible around the periphery of the flan, while wavy hair and a diadem-like band are rendered above the forehead. The high-relief modelling gives the mask a powerful, three-dimensional presence. |
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