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A silver hemidrachm of Cherronesos with a lion on the obverse, and an A and an amphora on the reverse. Coin Type: Silver hemidrachm of Cherronesos in Thrace, 480-350 BCE
Size and Weight: 12mm x 13mm, 2.29g
Obverse: Forepart of lion, head looking back, paws raised.
Reverse: Incuse square marked out in quadrants, A in one quadrant, amphora opposite.
Ref: GCV 1602.
Provenance: bonnie0312 (eBay), September 2008
BW Ref: 002 053 130
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