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Hemidrachm

Issuer Axos (Crete (ancient))
Year 400 BC - 301 BC
Type Standard circulation coin
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Obverse description Youthful male head facing right, likely depicting Apollo or a local hero, wearing a wreath of laurel or olive leaves rendered in an archaic Cretan style. The hair falls in loose waves around the face, with bold, stylized engraving characteristic of 4th-century Cretan coinage. The portrait is set within an irregularly shaped flan with a gently granular surface typical of hammered silver issues. The facial features, though worn, display a defined brow, eye socket, and cheek consistent with early Classical Greek portraiture.
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Reverse script Ancient Greek
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Mint Axos, Crete, Greece
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