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Hemidrachm Dot over HP monogram/Dot
| Issuer | Cherronesos (Thrace) |
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| Year | 357 BC - 320 BC |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse description | Forepart of a lion advancing to the right, with head turned back to face the viewer, rendered in bold relief. The mane is depicted with flowing, carefully articulated strands, conveying a strong naturalistic quality characteristic of Chersonesian civic coinage. The lion's open jaws and alert expression are executed with considerable artistic skill. The flan is slightly irregular, as is typical of hammered silver issues of this period. |
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| Reverse description | Quadripartite incuse square divided into four quarters by a raised cross, with alternating raised and sunken sections in the standard Chersonesian arrangement. One sunken quarter contains a single pellet, while the diagonally opposite sunken quarter bears an HP monogram accompanied by an embossed pellet, serving as control marks to distinguish emission batches. The incuse design is deeply and cleanly struck, consistent with the hammered technique employed throughout the series. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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