Catalog
Æ13
| Issuer | Delphi |
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| Year | 350 BC - 330 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Phiale mesomphalos shown in plan view, consisting of a prominent central boss (omphalos) surrounded by two concentric circular grooves, the whole contained within a plain circular border. The design is deeply struck and centred within the flat field, without legend or inscription, and is characteristic of Delphic religious iconography referencing the sanctuary's cult objects. |
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| Mintage | ND (350 BC - 330 BC) |
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Delphi's civic bronze coinage of this period occupied an awkward political moment — the sanctuary and its treasury had been seized by the Phocians at the outset of the Third Sacred War in 356 BC, and Delphian civic authority was not meaningfully restored until Philip II of Macedon intervened and concluded the war in 346 BC. Small bronzes attributed to Delphi in this date range therefore circulated under conditions of contested municipal control, making their precise issuing authority a genuine open question among specialists.