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Drachm
| Issuer | Maroneia |
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| Year | 398 BC - 385 BC |
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| Weight | 2.82 g |
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| Obverse lettering | Π - Λ |
| Reverse description | A large bunch of grapes hanging from a vine branch with leaves and tendrils, depicted within a square incuse compartment bordered by a beaded dotted frame. The bunch is rendered in high relief with individual berries finely detailed. In the lower portion of the incuse square, the abbreviated ethnic legend ΜΑ (for Μαρωνιτών, Maroneia) appears flanking the base of the bunch, with the letters positioned at lower left and lower right respectively. The incuse technique and grape type are characteristic civic symbols of Maroneia, referencing the region's celebrated viticulture. |
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Maroneia, the Thracian coastal city celebrated in antiquity for its wine, struck these small silver drachms during a period when the city was reasserting commercial independence after decades of Persian pressure and the disruptions of the Peloponnesian War's aftermath. The city's coinage from this window is relatively consistent in type but shows meaningful variation in die workmanship, suggesting output from a small civic mint operating without sustained professional continuity.
SNG Copenhagen 615 remains the standard reference point for attribution. Die studies on this series are thin.