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Diobol
| Issuer | Thasos |
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| Year | 412 BC - 404 BC |
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| Value | 1 Diobol = ⅓ Drachm |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Mintage | ND (412 BC - 404 BC) |
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Thasos derived extraordinary wealth from its silver mines on the Thracian mainland and its control of the wine trade, making it a significant enough commercial power that Athens twice moved to subordinate it — first after a revolt crushed in 463 BC, and again during the broader collapse of Athenian imperial reach during the Peloponnesian War. This diobol falls squarely within that second disruption, struck during the years when Thasian autonomy was being actively contested and Athenian tribute demands erratic.
The fractional denominations of Thasos from this period are notably scarce relative to the hemidrachms. HGC 6#348 accounts for a tight typological cluster with limited die documentation.