Silver Fraction from Knidos - Denomination?

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  1. gsimonel

    gsimonel Well-Known Member

    Thanks to the help I received from @Ed Snible, I now know that this coin (below) is from Knidos, in Caria. My question is: what denomination should I call it? Hemidrachm? Diobol? Trihemiobol? Whatever I want? Knidos.jpg
    It is 12 mm and weighs 1.4g. Thanks for your thoughts. The obverse is a lion's head facing right and the reverse is the head of Aphrodite incuse.
     
    gsimonel, Jul 1, 2021
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  3. Pavlos

    Pavlos You pick out the big men. I'll make them brave!

    At 1.4g you can call it a hemidrachm ;) Or a triobol if you prefer it (3/6 obol = triobol = hemidrachm).
     
    Pavlos, Jul 1, 2021
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  4. gsimonel

    gsimonel Well-Known Member

    Hemidrachm it is, then. Thanks, @Pavlos!
     
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