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Hemiobol
| Issuer | Sikyon |
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| Year | 500 BC - 450 BC |
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| Value | Hemiobol (1⁄12) |
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| Reverse lettering | Ϻ |
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| Mintage | ND (500 BC - 450 BC) |
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Sikyon occupied an unusual position among Peloponnesian minting authorities — it maintained its own coinage traditions well into the classical period despite sustained pressure from Corinth, whose monetary influence dominated the surrounding region. The hemiobol represents the smallest practical unit in Sikyon's fractional silver series, struck for everyday retail transactions at a weight standard that diverges subtly from the Corinthian, suggesting Sikyon was deliberately maintaining monetary independence from its powerful neighbor.
BCD 156 places this piece within the earlier band of the type's production, before the dove symbol conventions shifted in the mid-fifth century.