Cherronesos, Thrace

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Cherronesos, Thrace
AR Hemidrachm, Circa 400-338 BC
Obverse: Forepart of lion right, head turned back.
Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square with alternating shallow and deeper sunken quarters, with a dot and selinon leaf on stem (wild parsley or celery) in each of two opposing quarters.
References: Apparently unpublished
Size:                mm,                 g
Very rare symbol.
cf: CNG E-Auction 104, Lot #37;
NN Auction 67 (7/1/2018), Lot #57

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