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Chersonesus Thracica, hemidrachm — Quadripartite incuse square (CN type 12544)

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

c. 357–320 BC

Issuing entity

Thrace

Hemidrachm in silver struck at Chersonesus Thracica in Thrace, dated c. 357–320 BC. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 12544 (period: Classical Period; issuing authority type: league).

Obverse: Forepart of a prancing lion, right, head left. Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square; two opposite squares lower. Measured specimens give a mean weight of 2.22 g (from 1 recorded specimen) and a diameter of 13 mm (from 1 recorded specimen). The corpus assigns the type to the reduced Persian weight standard. Published references cited by the corpus: Tzvetkova, The war over the Chersonese. Zur Chronologie und Periodisierung des athenisch-odrysischen Konflikts um die thrakische Chersones, Αθήνα 2007, p. 17-31; Minkova et al., Numismatic collection of the Regional Museum of history Stara Zagora (ancient Augusta Traiana): Thracian, Macedonian, Greek and Roman republican coins from 6th to 1st century BC, Stara Zagora 2019.

Evidence at a glance

Linked sources
4
Photograph views
6
Catalogue references
2

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Physical characteristics

Material
silver
Denomination
hemidrachm
Recorded diameter
13 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
2.22 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Chersonesus Thracica
Region
Thrace
Authority type
League
Weight standard
reduced Persian

Design

Obverse type
Forepart of a prancing lion, right, head left.
Reverse type
Quadripartite incuse square; two opposite squares lower.

Identification

Period
Classical Period
How to identify
Check the mint name or ethnic, the reverse type and the legend together, then compare weight and module; types from the same mint often differ only in legend arrangement, magistrate names or control marks. 6 closely related CN types with the same mint, denomination and design are consolidated into this entry and listed under varieties.
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/12544
Type corpus identifier
CN type 12544

Documentation checklist

Denomination
Recorded
Issue or mint date
Recorded
Material
Recorded
Weight
Recorded
Mint or printer
Recorded
Mint or printer mark
Research required
Catalogue reference
Recorded
Attached photograph (check rights)
Recorded

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Catalogue references

  • Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 17-31
  • Corpus Nummorum bibliography

Varieties

  • CN type 12548

    Same mint, denomination and design; dated c. 357–320 BC. Consolidated into this entry

  • CN type 20724

    Same mint, denomination and design; dated c. 357–320 BC. Consolidated into this entry

  • CN type 20725

    Same mint, denomination and design; dated c. 357–320 BC. Consolidated into this entry

  • CN type 20726

    Same mint, denomination and design; dated c. 357–320 BC. Consolidated into this entry

  • CN type 20925

    Same mint, denomination and design; dated c. 357–320 BC. Consolidated into this entry

  • CN type 22953

    Same mint, denomination and design; dated c. 357–320 BC. Consolidated into this entry

Research required

  • Legends not transcribed in the source corpus
  • Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution
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