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Hemiobol
| Issuer | Uncertain Cilician city |
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| Year | 400 BC - 301 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | A sphinx seated in left profile occupies the central field, its right forepaw raised in a characteristic heraldic pose. The creature displays a crested head, folded wings rendered with incised feather detail, and a sinuous leonine body. The entire design is set within a shallow circular incuse depression, a hallmark of archaic hammered technique. Scattered pellets are visible around the device, and no legend is present. The type reflects the eclectic hybrid iconography common to Cilician fractional silver of the fourth century BC. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Cilicia in the fourth century was a patchwork of semi-autonomous cities, satrapal mints, and opportunistic issuers operating under loose Achaemenid oversight — which is precisely why attribution remains contested here. Klein 642 groups it among the unassigned Cilician material without committing to a specific city, a classification that has held for decades without serious challenge.