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Dichalkon
| Issuer | Epidauros |
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| Year | 225 BC - 200 BC |
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| Currency | Drachm |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
| Reverse lettering | ΕΠ ΤΕ |
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Epidauros owed much of its economic activity to the Asklepieion, the sanctuary of Asclepius that drew pilgrims from across the Greek world seeking divine healing. Local bronze issues like this dichalkon almost certainly circulated heavily within the sanctuary precinct itself, used for fees, votive purchases, and the various transactions that sustained a major religious site. The city's civic coinage was consequently shaped more by cult economy than by conventional trade networks.