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Drachm Light Type
| Issuer | Samos |
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| Year | 510 BC - 500 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Mintage | ND (510 BC - 500 BC) |
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Samos operated one of the most politically turbulent mints in the Aegean during this decade. The island's tyrant Polycrates had been dead since roughly 522 BC, executed by the Persian satrap Oroetes, and the subsequent years saw Samos oscillate between Persian pressure and attempts at autonomy. Coinage of this period reflects that instability — the light drachm standard itself was a deliberate departure from the heavier Samian norm, likely adopted to facilitate trade with partners using reduced-weight systems in the eastern Aegean.