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. Agnes Baldwin Brett; 1955. Catalogue of Greek Coins. Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts, United States. 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. 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, GreeceSee also
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| ND (50 BC - 30 BC) | 
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$ 2000 | |||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 97
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Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Grade | Sold price | |
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Multiple sales of the same specimen:
Numismatica Ars ClassicaAutumn Sale 2025 Lot 2300 
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9 Nov 2025 | XF |
USD 3791.47
(CHF 3000.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Numismatica Ars Classica NAC AG | |||||
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Künker Auction 341 Lot 5523
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1 Oct 2020 | XF |
USD 1973.16
(EUR 1700.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Osnabrück and Lübke & Wiedemann KG, Leonberg | |||||
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CNG Auction 105 Lot 123
|
10 May 2017 | XF |
USD 800.00
(+ buyer's premium) |
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Ex Tradart, 18 December 2014, lot 123 |
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| © Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. | |||||
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