Hemidrachm - Metrodoros
Features
| Issuer |
Klazomenai
(Ionia)  |
|---|---|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 380 BC - 360 BC |
| Value | Hemidrachm (½) |
| Currency | Attic drachm |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 2.04 g |
| Diameter | 12 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 579121 |
| References | Traité II# 2006 Ernest Babelon; 1910. Traité des monnaies grecques et romaines / Partie 2.2. Description historique: Comprenant les monnaies de l'empire des Perses Achéménides, de l'orient sémitique et de l'Asie-mineure aux Ve et IVe siècles avant J.-C.. Éditions Ernest Leroux, Paris, France. , SNG Copenhagen# 18 Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Royal Collection of Greek Coins. Danish National Museum. Copenhagen, Denmark (44 volumes).James A. Dengate; 1967. The Coinage of Klazomenai. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. , Ward# 665 John Ward, George Francis Hill; 1902. Greek coins and their parent cities. John Murray, London, United Kingdom. |
Obverse
Laureate head of Apollo facing slightly left, with drapery around neck.
Reverse
Swan standing left, with wings spread; magistrate name above.
Script: Greek
Lettering:
ΜΗΤΡΟΔΩΡOΣ
ΚΛΑ
Mint
Clazomenae, Ionia, modern-day Urla, TurkeySee also
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| ND (380 BC - 360 BC) | 
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$ 130 | |||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 100
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Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Grade | Sold price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Künker Auction 434 eLive Lot 8438 
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17 Nov 2025 | VF |
USD 696.24
(EUR 600.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Osnabrück and Lübke & Wiedemann KG, Leonberg | |||||
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Multiple sales of the same specimen:
CNGElectronic Auction 576 Lot 131
|
4 Dec 2024 | VF |
USD 70.00
(+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. | |||||
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Nomos AG obolos 27 Lot 318
|
19 Mar 2023 | VF |
USD 126.29
(CHF 100.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Ex Busso Peus 433, 1 November 2022, 1258 |
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| © Nomos AG | |||||
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Gorny & Mosch Auction 233 Lot 1641
|
6 Oct 2015 | VF |
USD 638.22
(EUR 550.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Gorny & Mosch GmbH Giessener Münzhandlung | |||||
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