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Hemidrachm
| Issuer | Corinth |
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| Year | 350 BC - 300 BC |
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| Value | Hemidrachm (1/2) |
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| Reverse description | Draped bust of Aphrodite facing left, her hair elaborately dressed and bound with a diadem or sphendone, with flowing locks descending behind the neck. The facial features are rendered with delicate precision, displaying the refined Corinthian engraving style of the later classical period. The field is plain, with no visible legend or mint mark. |
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| Mintage | ND (350 BC - 300 BC) |
| Additional information |
Corinth's mint was among the most prolific in the Greek world, and its fractional silver — the hemidrachm included — circulated well beyond the Corinthia through the city's extensive western trade networks. The stater was the workhorse denomination, which likely kept hemidrachms in shorter production runs and closer to hand-to-hand local use.
HGC 4, 1877 is sparsely documented in the die study literature, a reflection of how little systematic work has been done on Corinthian fractions compared to the stater series.