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Hemidrachm
| Issuer | Korkyra (Epeiros) |
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| Year | 525 BC - 470 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | A two-handled amphora depicted in relief, rendered in archaic style, occupying the full field of the flan. The vessel is shown frontally with a broad, flat rim, pronounced shoulder handles curving outward, and a tapering body culminating in a pointed foot. No legend or inscription is present; the type served as the principal civic emblem of Korkyra on its early coinage. |
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| Mintage | ND (525 BC - 470 BC) |
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Korkyra's early coinage predates most of the Greek mainland issues it's often grouped alongside. The island colony — founded by Corinth in the 8th century BC but chronically hostile to its mother city — developed an independent monetary tradition early, likely driven by its position as a trans-Adriatic transit point for Corinthian and Illyrian trade routes. This hemidrachm falls within the archaic phase of that output, contemporary with the naval conflicts between Korkyra and Corinth that Thucydides later identified as a proximate cause of the Peloponnesian War.