Hemidrachm

Features

Issuer	Epidauros (Argolis)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	295 BC - 250 BC
Value	Hemidrachm (½)
Currency	Aeginetic drachm
Composition	Silver
Weight	2.53 g
Diameter	13.0 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 144535
References	BCD Peloponnesos# 1226-1234 Alan S. Walker; 2006. LHS Auction / Volume 96: The BCD Collection. Coins of Peloponnesos. LHS Numismatics, Zürich, Switzerland. , Winterthur 1# 2221 Hansjörg Bloesch; 1987. Griechische Münzen in Winterthur 1. Münzkabinett der Stadt Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland (2 volumes). , SNG Copenhagen# 114-116 Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Royal Collection of Greek Coins. Danish National Museum. Copenhagen, Denmark (44 volumes). , SNG Delepierre# 2281 Hélène Nicolet-Pierre, Georges Le Rider; 1983. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum, France / Volume 1. Bibliothèque nationale de France: Collection Jean et Marie Delepierre. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, France. , BMC Greek# 1-2 British Museum (publisher). A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum. British Museum, London, United Kingdom (28 volumes). , HGC 5# 721-723 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.

Obverse

Laureate head of Asklepios facing left

Reverse

EΠ monogram within wreath

Script: Greek

Lettering: ΕΠ

Mint

Epidaurus, Peloponnesus, Greece

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (295 BC - 250 BC)						$ 350	$ 400

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Grade	Sold price
	CNG Electronic Auction 547 Lot 155	4 Oct 2023	VF	USD 325.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.
	CNG Electronic Auction 544 Lot 117	16 Aug 2023	VF	USD 300.00 (+ buyer's premium)
Ex BCD Collection
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.
	Roma Numismatics E-Sale 109 Lot 152	11 May 2023	VF	USD 645.89 (GBP 480.00) (+ buyer's premium)
Ex BCD Collection; from the 1979/80 Epidauros Hoard (CH VII, 69)
© Roma Numismatics Limited
	Künker Auction 341 Lot 5536	1 Oct 2020	VF	USD 581.86 (EUR 500.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Osnabrück and Lübke & Wiedemann KG, Leonberg
	Künker Auction 341 Lot 5535	1 Oct 2020	VF	USD 372.39 (EUR 320.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Osnabrück and Lübke & Wiedemann KG, Leonberg
	Roma Numismatics Auction XIII Lot 124	23 Mar 2017	VF	USD 645.89 (GBP 480.00) (+ buyer's premium)
Ex Dr. Busso Peus Nachf. 400, 22 April 2010, lot 112
© Roma Numismatics Limited
	CNG Electronic Auction 353 Lot 126	17 Jun 2015	VF	USD 400.00 (+ buyer's premium)
Ex BCD Collection
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.
	Nomos AG obolos 2 Lot 99	14 Jun 2015	VF	USD 761.68 (CHF 600.00) (+ buyer's premium)
From the BCD Collection, LHS 96, 8-9 May 2006, 381
© Nomos AG
	CNG Electronic Auction 348 Lot 245	8 Apr 2015	VF	USD 425.00 (+ buyer's premium)
Ex BCD Collection
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.
	CNG Electronic Auction 347 Lot 194	25 Mar 2015	VF	USD 320.00 (+ buyer's premium)
Ex BCD Collection
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.