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Hemiobol
| Issuer | Uncertain Troan city |
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| Year | 500 BC - 400 BC |
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| Technique | Hammered, Incuse |
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| Obverse description | Crested Corinthian-style helmet depicted in left profile, rendered in high relief with the characteristic curved cheekpiece and prominent bowl visible; the crest sweeps to the left across the flan. The design fills the irregular, roughly circular flan characteristic of archaic hammered coinage of the Troad region. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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The Troad in the fifth century BC was thick with small poleis, many issuing fractional silver for local exchange with no intention of broader circulation. At 0.17 g, this hemiobol would have struggled to survive daily use intact — the attrition rate for coins this small was extreme, and most were lost within a generation of striking. Attribution remains unresolved; SNG Arikantürk 682 places it within the region without committing to a specific city.