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Hemiobol
| Issuer | Uncertain Carian city |
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| Year | 450 BC - 400 BC |
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| Diameter | 7 mm |
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| Obverse description | Three-quarter facing head of a lion, turned slightly to the left, rendered in archaic Greek style with stylized mane and open jaws. The feline visage displays characteristic bold relief typical of fifth-century BC Carian coinage. The entire design is contained within a plain linear circle border. The die work is compact and expressive, consistent with the miniaturist engraving tradition of small Anatolian fractional silver coinage. |
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| Reverse description | Head of a bull facing left, depicted in profile with naturalistic detail in the archaic Greek tradition. Behind the neck truncation appears a letter or symbol, tentatively identified as a zeta or a local Carian control mark. The entire design is set within a shallow round incuse square, a common reverse type for small Anatolian fractional silver coinage of the fifth century BC. |
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| Mintage | ND (450 BC - 400 BC) |
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