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Drachm
| Issuer | Corinth |
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| Year | 350 BC - 300 BC |
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| Currency | Drachm |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse lettering | Δ |
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Corinthian silver was among the most widely trusted coinage in the Greek world, circulating far beyond the city's own trade networks into Sicily, southern Italy, and the Adriatic colonies. The Corinthian drachm — half the weight of the city's dominant stater — filled a transactional gap the larger denomination couldn't. By the mid-fourth century, Corinth's commercial reach was straining under Macedonian political pressure, and Philip II's consolidation of Greek affairs after Chaeronea in 338 BC directly disrupted the mint's output rhythms.
BMC Greek 304 places this piece within a well-documented typological sequence, though attribution to specific magistrate issues of this decade remains contested among specialists.