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Didrachm
| Issuer | Uncertain Kolchis city |
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| Year | 430 BC - 370 BC |
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| Reference(s) | Jameson#2543, SNG BM Black Sea#1012 var. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Mintage | ND - late V-early IV century BC |
| Additional information |
Kolchis occupied a peculiar position in the ancient monetary world — the region absorbed coinage conventions from Greek trading partners without ever fully committing to a single issuing authority. These didrachms circulated in a zone where Greek merchants, Scythian traders, and local dynasts all intersected, and the lack of a definitive city attribution after more than a century of scholarship reflects genuine ambiguity in the archaeological record, not mere cataloging laziness. The SNG British Museum Black Sea volume notes the variation from the standard type without resolving it.