Chersonesus Thracica, hemidrachm (CN type 20251)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
357-323/320 v. Chr.
Issuing entity
Thracehemidrachm in silver struck at Chersonesus Thracica in Thrace dated 357-323/320 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 20251. Obverse: Forepart of a prancing lion, right, head left. Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square; two opposite squares lower.
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
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/20251
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 20251
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Documented
- Issue or mint date
- Documented
- Material
- Documented
- Weight
- Documented
- Mint or printer
- Documented
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Documented
- Licensed photograph
- Documented
Catalogue references
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 17-31
- Corpus Nummorum bibliography
Research required
- Legends not transcribed in the source corpus
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution