Diobol

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.