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Drachm
| Issuer | Maroneia |
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| Year | 450 BC - 430 BC |
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| Currency | Drachm |
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| Obverse description | Forepart of a horse prancing to the left, rendered in confident archaic style with detailed mane and musculature. A pellet appears in the field before the horse's chest. The partial ethnic inscription AP is visible to the lower left in the field, representing an abbreviation of MARONEITON. The entire design is enclosed within a dotted border running along the upper arc of the flan. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Maroneia, a Thracian coastal colony with deep ties to the wine trade, issued coinage whose types and weight standards shifted considerably across the fifth century as the city navigated relationships with Athens, Persia, and the Odrysian kingdom pressing from the interior. This piece falls within the lighter end of the Thracian-Aegean weight tradition rather than the Attic standard, a deliberate choice reflecting regional commercial networks rather than Athenian influence.
HGC 3.2#1519 is a scarce type.