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Diobol
| Issuer | Uncertain Thraco-macedonian city |
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| Year | 450 BC - 400 BC |
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| Reference(s) | SNG Copenhagen#377, Rosen#400 |
| Obverse description | A scorpion rendered in bold relief, depicted frontally and oriented vertically with claws outstretched symmetrically to either side. The segmented abdomen is finely articulated with horizontal ribbing, and the cephalothorax displays careful detailing consistent with archaic Greek die-cutting. The reverse tip of the tail extends toward the lower field. No legend or inscription is present; the flat, granular field surrounds the creature to the coin's irregular edge. |
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| Mintage | ND (450 BC - 400 BC) |
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The Thraco-Macedonian region in the fifth century BC was densely populated with small autonomous mints — tribal centers, garrison towns, and coastal trading posts — many of which struck silver in the Thraco-Macedonian weight standard for only a generation or two before being absorbed, destroyed, or simply losing the economic rationale to coin. Attribution remains contested for dozens of types in this category, with SNG Copenhagen and the Rosen collection sometimes assigning identical pieces to different civic or tribal authorities.