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Æ19
| Issuer | Mesembria |
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| Year | 250 BC - 175 BC |
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| Currency | Drachm |
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| Reverse lettering | METAM-BΡIANΩN |
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| Mint | Mesembria (Thrace) |
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Mesembria was a Dorian colony on the Black Sea coast of Thrace, modern Nesebar in Bulgaria, and its autonomous bronze coinage of this period reflects the city's sustained commercial independence during an era when neighboring Thracian kingdoms were absorbing smaller polities wholesale. The city managed to maintain its mint through the turbulence of Macedonian successor conflicts and the westward pressure of Pontic power — a geopolitical balancing act visible in the coins themselves, which show no royal overtype or foreign control marks.
SNG Copenhagen 661 remains the standard reference specimen for this type.