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Hemiobol Samaria or Cilicia
| Issuer | Uncertain Greek city |
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| Year | 375 BC - 333 BC |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Female head facing right, adorned with a stephane diadem, rendered in the fine archaic-to-classical Greek style typical of 4th century BC coinage from the eastern Mediterranean. The hair is depicted in wavy locks swept back beneath the stephane, with delicate facial features visible despite the small flan size. The portrait occupies the majority of the obverse field, consistent with hemiobol-denomination coinage of Samaria or Cilicia. No legend or inscription is present in the field. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Attribution of these tiny silver fractions has shifted repeatedly over the past half-century, with scholars dividing between a Samarian and Cilician origin largely on the basis of hoard provenance. The Nablus hoard of 1968 and subsequent Palestinian finds pushed opinion toward Samaria, while stylistic comparisons to Tarsos and Soloi keep the Cilician camp alive. No definitive epigraphic evidence has settled it.