The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of March 31, 2023

Hemidrachm: Head of Artemis (reverse)

c. 485–480 BC

Part of a set. See all set records

Greek, probably minted at Phokikon

(Phokis)

Silver

Diameter: 1.4 cm (9/16 in.)

Gift of J. H. Wade 1916.983.b

Location

not on view

Fun Fact

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

Inscriptions

Inscription

Φ[OK]I

Inscription Translation

PHOKI, indicates that this coin is from Phokis

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