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Hemidrachm
| Issuer | Cherronesos |
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| Year | 386 BC - 338 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Forepart of a lion to the right, head turned back to face left in three-quarter view, with open jaws revealing teeth and a boldly rendered mane rendered in fine engraved lines. The powerful musculature of the forequarters is rendered in high relief, characteristic of the accomplished die-cutting tradition of Chersonesos. The figure fills the field of the irregular flan, with no legend or border, the design occupying nearly the full obverse surface. |
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| Reverse description | Quadripartite incuse square divided into four equal compartments by a raised cross, with two diagonally opposite quarters bearing symbols in relief: the upper-left quarter contains a pellet and a thymiaterion (incense burner) or similar object, while the lower-right quarter displays the Greek monogram or letters AΓ; the remaining two quarters are plain and sunken. This standard reverse type is characteristic of the autonomous silver coinage of Chersonesos in Thrace and served as a regular identifying feature throughout the series. |
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| Reverse lettering | AΓ |
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