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Hemiobol
| Issuer | Uncertain Cilician city |
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| Year | 400 BC - 350 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Forepart of a winged lion (griffin) facing left, rendered in archaic relief with bold, vigorous strokes characteristic of Cilician die-cutting of the early fourth century BC. The creature's mane is depicted with incised flowing lines, and its powerful forequarters and outstretched wing are clearly articulated within the compact flan. The field is plain and uninscribed. No legend is present. |
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| Mintage | ND (400 BC - 350 BC) |
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Cilicia in the early fourth century was a patchwork of semi-autonomous cities and dynasts operating under loose Achaemenid oversight, many of whom struck fractional silver for purely local exchange. Attribution of the smallest denominations — hemiobols especially — remains contested because so few bear unambiguous ethnic legends, and the regional workshops shared engravers, punches, and sometimes flans.