Hemidrachm

Features

Issuer	Dikaia (Thrace)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	492 BC - 475 BC
Value	Hemidrachm (½)
Currency	Chian-Rhodian drachm
Composition	Silver
Weight	1.84 g
Diameter	13 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered, Incuse
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 575646
References	Schönert Bisanthe# 46-51 Edith Schönert-Geiss; 1977. Die Münzprägung von Bisanthe, Dikaia, Selymbria / Volume 13 = The coinage of Bisanthe, Dikaia, Selymbria. Akademie-Verlag, Berlin, Germany. , CN type# 255 Corpus Nummorum Online (https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/) , May Dikaia# 26-27 John M. F. May; 1965. “The coinage of Dikaia-by-Abdera c. 540/35-476/5 B.C.”, The Numismatic Chronicle, Series 7, Volume 5, pages 1-25. , SNG Lockett# 1187 Edward Stanley Gotch Robinson, Richard Cyril Lockett. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Volume III - The Lockett Collection. Oxford University Press, London, United Kingdom (5 volumes). , BMC Greek# 4 British Museum (publisher). A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum. British Museum, London, United Kingdom (28 volumes). , Weber# 2362 Hermann David Weber, Leonard Forrer. Descriptive catalogue of the collection of Greek coins formed by Sir Hermann Weber M.D. 1823-1918. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom (5 volumes). , Traité I# 1796 Ernest Babelon; 1907. Traité des monnaies grecques et romaines / Partie 2.1. Description historique: Comprenant les monnaies greques depuis les origines jusqu'aux guerres médiques. Éditions Ernest Leroux, Paris, France. , Pozzi# 1060 Naville & Cie (publisher); 1920. Monnaies grecques antiques: Provenant de la collection de feu le prof. S. Pozzi = Ancient Greek coins. Naville & Cie, Luzern, Switzerland.

Obverse

Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress.

Script: Greek

Lettering: Δ

Reverse

Cock right, worm in its beak, in dotted incuse square.

Mint

Dicaea, Thrace, Greece

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (492 BC - 475 BC)							$ 1000

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Grade	Sold price
	Multiple sales of the same specimen: Numismatica Ars Classica Auction 124 Lot 97	23 Jun 2021	VF	USD 1010.96 (CHF 800.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Numismatica Ars Classica NAC AG
	Gemini Auction VII Lot 298	9 Jan 2011	VF	USD 2800.00 (+ buyer's premium)
Ex Ars Classica XII, 1926, 1244; Glendining's 12 February 1958, Lockett, 1103 = SNG Lockett 1187
© Gemini Numismatic Auctions LLC
	Numismatica Ars Classica Auction 59 Lot 1618	4 Apr 2011	VF	USD 505.48 (CHF 400.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Numismatica Ars Classica NAC AG