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᷅ SOLD: Sikyon, Sikyonia, AR Hemidrachm, 330-280 BC

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Origin: Sikyon, Sikyonia
Denomination: AR Hemidrachm (Triobol)
Composition: Silver
Date: 330-280 BC
Obverse: Chimaera advancing left, raising forepaw; ΣI below;
Reverse: Dove flying left; in right field, Σ above tail
Size: 14mm, 2.3g, 12h
Grade: gVF, attractive dark toning, rare, test cut on obverse; smaller flan (hence slightly underweight)
References: BMC 119; BCD Peloponnesos 290
General: Sicyon (Σικυών) was a city in ancient Greece. In antiquity it was known for its many famous painters and sculptors. The leader of the Achaean League, Aratus of Sicyon, was also from there. The Chimera or Chimaera was a creature of ancient Greek mythology made up of the parts of different animals, usually with the body of a lion, the head of a goat and the tail of a snake.
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