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Hemidrachm

Features

Issuer Messene (Messenia)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 50 BC - 30 BC
Value Hemidrachm (½)
Currency Drachm
Composition Silver
Weight 2.36 g
Diameter 16 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
453915
References BCD Peloponnesos# 746
Alan S. Walker; 2006. LHS Auction / Volume 96: The BCD Collection. Coins of Peloponnesos. LHS Numismatics, Zürich, Switzerland.
, BostonMFA# 1185
Agnes Baldwin Brett; 1955. Catalogue of Greek Coins. Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
, HGC 5# 572
Oliver D. Hoover; 2011. Handbook of Coins of the Peloponnesos / Volume 5: Achaia, Phleiasia, Sikyonia, Elis, Triphylia, Messenia, Lakonia, Argolis, and Arkadia : Sixth to First Centuries BC. Classical Numismatic Group, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States / London, United Kingdom.
, Grandjean# 196-197
Catherine Grandjean; 2003. Les Messéniens de 370/369 au 1er siècle de notre ère / Supplement 44: monnayages et histoire = The Messenians from 370/369 to the 1st century AD. École Française d'Athènes, Paris, France.

Obverse

Diademed head of Zeus right.

Reverse

Tripod in the middle with the letters ME Σ across field. The name of the magistrate divided by the tripod and in two lines. All within wreath

Script: Greek

Lettering:
ΜΕ Σ
IΠ ΠA
PX OΣ

Mint

Messene, Peloponnesus, modern-day Ithomi, Greece

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (50 BC - 30 BC)  Photo $ 2000

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Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold Hemidrachm
Multiple sales of the same specimen:
Numismatica Ars Classica
Autumn Sale 2025
Lot 2300
Internet Archive
9 Nov 2025 XF USD 3791.47
(CHF 3000.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold Hemidrachm
Künker
Auction 341
Lot 5523
Internet Archive
1 Oct 2020 XF USD 1973.16
(EUR 1700.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold Hemidrachm
CNG
Auction 105
Lot 123
Internet Archive
10 May 2017 XF USD 800.00
(+ buyer's premium)

Ex Tradart, 18 December 2014, lot 123

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