Artemide Aste s.r.l.
Auction 46E 23-24 Feb 2019
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Continental Greece. Thrace, Chersonesos. AR Hemidrachm, c. 386-338 BC. D/ Forepart of lion right, head reverted. R/ Quadripartite incuse square with alternating raised and sunken quarters; X above pellet and kerykeion in opposite sunken quarters. BMC 50. Mc. Clean 4120. Weber 2432. AR. g. 2.32 mm. 13.50 Test-cut on edge, otherwise EF.
Like many other Greek city-states, the city of Chersonesos was built on a site from which it could exploit the military or economic advantages of its location. Located on a peninsula extending from Europe into the Aegean on the west and the Dardanelles on the east, its name derives from the ancient Greek word for peninsula. Little is known about this city, apart from its coinage.
These issues and the roughly contemporary hemidrachms of Parion in Mysia are routinely found with small test cuts on the edge, placed by merchants to ensure that the coin was not plated (CNG inv. 974391 note).
Like many other Greek city-states, the city of Chersonesos was built on a site from which it could exploit the military or economic advantages of its location. Located on a peninsula extending from Europe into the Aegean on the west and the Dardanelles on the east, its name derives from the ancient Greek word for peninsula. Little is known about this city, apart from its coinage.
These issues and the roughly contemporary hemidrachms of Parion in Mysia are routinely found with small test cuts on the edge, placed by merchants to ensure that the coin was not plated (CNG inv. 974391 note).