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Diobol
| Issuer | Herakleia (Lucania) |
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| Year | 433 BC - 330 BC |
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| Value | Diobol (⅓) |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Herakleia in Lucania was a joint foundation of Taras and Thourioi, established around 433 BC as a compromise settlement after the two cities disputed control of the site. That uneasy dual patronage shaped the city's early coinage, which drew iconographic and metrological influences from both founders before developing its own identity on the Tarentine standard.
The diobol denomination served small-transaction commerce in a region where Greek, Oscan, and Lucanian communities exchanged goods across frequently shifting political boundaries.