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Hemiobol
| Issuer | Korkyra |
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| Year | 510 BC - 480 BC |
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| Value | Hemiobol (1⁄12) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Mintage | ND (510 BC - 480 BC) |
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Korkyra — modern Corfu — was a Corinthian colony that spent much of the archaic period in open hostility with its mother city, a rivalry that eventually drew Athens and Sparta into conflict in 433 BC and contributed directly to the outbreak of the Peloponnesian War. This hemiobol dates to the decades before that rupture, when Korkyra operated one of the largest naval fleets in the Greek world, independent enough to strike its own silver despite Corinthian pressure.
HGC 6#61 is among the smallest denominations the island produced, likely struck for local retail transactions rather than inter-polis commerce.