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Hemidrachm
| Issuer | Bargylia (Caria) |
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| Year | 180 BC - 140 BC |
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| Weight | 2.11 g |
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| Obverse description | Veiled head of Artemis Kindyas facing right, her hair gathered in a knot at the nape and secured beneath a fine veil whose folds drape gracefully over the neck and shoulders. The facial features are rendered with refined Hellenistic artistry, with a delicate profile, slightly parted lips, and a well-defined brow. The field is plain, and the design is contained within a neat border of raised dots. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Bargylia was a coastal Carian city whose autonomy fluctuated sharply during the Hellenistic period — formally freed from Macedonian control by Roman decree in 197 BC alongside several other Anatolian cities, yet practically subject to Rhodian influence for much of the following decades. The hemidrachm series attributed to this period reflects the city's intermittent assertion of independent civic coinage, issued during windows of relative political self-determination rather than as a continuous mint output.
The HN Online 560 / Karia 24 reference places this among a small, well-documented group. Specimens are genuinely scarce in the market.