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Hemidrachm
| Issuer | Parion |
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| Year | 350 BC - 300 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Facing gorgoneion (Medusa head) rendered in fine archaic-transitional style, occupying the full field of the flan. The apotropaic visage displays large staring eyes, a broad flat nose, and an open mouth with protruding tongue and prominent fangs. Serpentine locks of hair radiate around the face and curl along the periphery of the coin, framing the grotesque but powerfully modelled effigy. The high-relief workmanship is characteristic of Mysian mint production of the mid-to-late fourth century BC. |
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| Edge | Plain |
| Mint | Parion (Mysia) |
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