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Drachm
| Issuer | Korkyra (Epeiros) |
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| Year | 530 BC |
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| Weight | 6.99 g |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Mintage | ND (-530) |
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Korkyra's early coinage predates most Greek civic issues on the western mainland, placing this drachm among the pioneering silver struck in the region. The island's position at the mouth of the Adriatic made it a critical waypoint for Corinthian trade networks — Korkyra was, after all, a Corinthian colony, though one that spent much of its early history in open conflict with its mother city. The naval battle of 664 BC between the two, recorded by Thucydides, is considered the earliest sea battle in Greek historical tradition.