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Diobol
| Issuer | Erythrai |
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| Year | 500 BC - 480 BC |
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| Weight | 1.09 g |
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| Reverse description | Deep quadripartite incuse square divided by a raised cross into four recessed compartments of unequal depth, one of which displays a raised pellet or boss. This mill-sail incuse pattern is typical of early Archaic Greek coinage struck by the hammered technique, serving as the anvil die impression. |
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| Mintage | ND (500 BC - 480 BC) |
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Erythrai, one of the twelve cities of the Ionian League, struck these small silver fractions during a period of acute political instability — the years bracketing 500–480 BC encompass both the Ionian Revolt against Persian rule and its brutal suppression, followed by Xerxes' westward campaigns. Whether the city's mint operated continuously through Persian dominance or resumed only after Mycale in 479 BC remains an open question among specialists. Coins of this type are rare enough that die-link studies remain incomplete.