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Trihemiobol
| Issuer | Cranii (Elis) |
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| Year | 400 BC - 300 BC |
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| Reference(s) | BMC Greek#32-36 , HGC 6#132 , SNG Copenhagen#455 |
| Obverse description | A forepart or full figure of a ram advancing to the left occupies the central field, rendered in archaic relief characteristic of Elean small silver coinage of the fourth century BC. The animal is depicted with a prominent curled horn and musculature suggested by bold, if somewhat roughly engraved, contour lines. The flan is irregular and the design fills the available field without a border or additional inscription. The style is consistent with the rustic hand of provincial Peloponnesian mint workers of the period. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays a forepart of a ram or bull's head in profile set within the field, accompanied by the abbreviated ethnic legend ΚΡΑ (for Kranioi) arranged around the central device in Greek characters. The letters are boldly incuse-struck, distributed across the field in the manner typical of small Elean fractional silver. The flan surface is worn and irregular, consistent with hammer-struck coinage of the period, and no border or wreath surrounds the design. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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