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THRACE. Chersonesos. Circa 386-338 BC. Diobol (Silver, 10 mm, 1.37 g). Forepart of a lion to right, his head turned back to left. Rev. Quadripartite incuse square containing two raised and two sunken squares; pellet in each of the sunken squares. Unpublished save for this type's appearances in auctions. A lovely toned example. Extremely fine.
From the "Collection sans Pareille" of Ancient Greek Fractions, ex Münzen und Medaillen FPL 395, November/December 1977, 22.
This is actually a very scarce denomination; the associated hemidrachms are, on the contrary, extremely common. Oddly enough, while diobols or quarter-sigloi of this type have been known for some time, they have never been properly published.
From the "Collection sans Pareille" of Ancient Greek Fractions, ex Münzen und Medaillen FPL 395, November/December 1977, 22.
This is actually a very scarce denomination; the associated hemidrachms are, on the contrary, extremely common. Oddly enough, while diobols or quarter-sigloi of this type have been known for some time, they have never been properly published.