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Hemidrachm: Head of Artemis (reverse)
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Hemidrachm: Head of Artemis (reverse)

c. 485–480 BCE · silver

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The punches in Artemis’s neck were probably made to check the metal quality.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit lineHemidrachm: Head of Artemis (reverse), c. 485–480 BCE. Greek, probably minted at Phokikon (Phokis). Silver; diameter: 1.4 cm (9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1916.983.b
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