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Hemiobol
| Issuer | Eion |
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| Year | 450 BC |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse description | Facing head of an owl depicted in archaic style, rendered frontally with large round eyes flanking a prominent central beak; the wings are indicated in low relief below the head, with stylized feathering visible on the body. The design fills the irregular flan, characteristic of early Thracian mint production. No inscription or legend is present. |
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| Mintage | ND (-450) |
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Eion, the Thracian coastal city at the mouth of the Strymon River, was captured by the Athenian general Cimon in 476 BC after a protracted siege against its Persian garrison. The city was subsequently repopulated and became an Athenian cleruchy, making coinage from this period politically charged — these small fractional pieces circulating in a community that had changed hands violently within living memory of their striking.