480 B.C Greek Thrace.Cherronesos Silver 1/4 Stater Coin

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Rare 480 B.C Ancient Greece Thrace - Cherronesos Silver 1/4 Stater Coin Finest & Rare type - CHERSONESVS ( gallipoli ) - H emidrachms (less frequently referred to as triobols, half sigloi, or quarter staters) For your consideration is an original & finest, scarce type, Ancient Greece issue of the thracian region, issued within the city of chersonese, solid Silver composition, quater stater type Coin . The coin is presented in VF ( very fine ) grade . Some slight spend ware on both obverse & reverse sides. See KrAuse world coins price guide & Spink Coins 2010 Catalogues. Even better in hand. The coin . An attractive feature of these coins is the plethora of reverse symbols, which include but aren't limited to a pellet, cicada, scorpion, tunny fish, flower, torch, trowel, ram's head, caduceus, rooster, bee, wine leaf, bucranium, conch shell, scallop shell, dot in a circle, boar head, pileus, plow, sunburst, club, bow, grape bunch, turtle and helmet. Obverse : Forepart of a lion looking back, one paw raised, (somtimes with tongue out ) as with this die. Reverse : Incuse square divided diagonally ( quadripartite ) into four, each impressed deeper. One part containing letter A , the other a nipple. Classical and hellenistic periods Specification. ORIGINAL - Uncleaned 2.60 grams weight Silver Composition 17.0 mm diameter Scarce read more

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