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Hemidrachm - Parisades IV Panticapaeum
| Issuer | Bosporan Kingdom |
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| Year | 202 BC - 145 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Forepart of a horse facing right, depicted in a dynamic, prancing pose with the head raised and mane finely engraved. The forelegs are shown extended, conveying motion and vitality. The Greek ethnic legend ΠΑΝΤΙΚΑΠΑΙΤΩΝ arcs around the upper and right periphery of the flan in bold, well-spaced characters, identifying the issuing city of Panticapaeum. The design is contained within a plain, unbordered field typical of Bosporan hemidrachms of this series. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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Parisades IV ruled the Bosporan Kingdom during a period of intensifying Scythian pressure from the steppe interior, a geopolitical squeeze that would ultimately force his successor to cede sovereignty to Pontus under Mithridates VI. The hemidrachm denomination served local economic needs in Panticapaeum, the dominant Greek emporium on the Cimmerian Bosporus, where grain export to Athens had long underpinned the kingdom's wealth — though by the second century BC that commercial dominance was eroding.
The roughly six-decade span assigned to this type reflects how slowly Bosporan coin types evolved under the later Parisadai, making precise attribution within the reign difficult without die study.