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Hemidrachm - Polykles
| Issuer | Knidos |
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| Year | 300 BC - 255 BC |
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| Reference(s) | SNG Keckman Karia#184-185 var. |
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| Reverse description | Facing bucranium (bull's head en face) rendered in high relief, with large nostrils, prominent eyes, and a leafy spray or fillet visible between the horns. The ethnic abbreviation KNI appears in the left field, while the magistrate's name ΠΟΛΥΚΛΗΣ is inscribed vertically in the right field in Greek characters. The design is bold and compact, filling the small flan characteristic of this denomination. |
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| Reverse lettering | KNI ΠΟΛΥΚΛΗΣ |
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| Mint | Knidos |
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