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Hemiobol
| Issuer | Maroneia |
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| Year | 398 BC - 385 BC |
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| Currency | Drachm |
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| Obverse description | Facing gorgoneion depicted in high relief, rendered in archaic style with broad flat nose, wide grimacing mouth, and prominent brow. The visage fills the entire flan, with characteristic bulging eyes and snaky locks suggested by the roughly textured hair framing the face. The design is boldly struck on this small irregular flan, consistent with the miniature silver coinage of Thracian Maroneia. |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
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Maroneia, the Thracian coastal city between the Nestos and Hebros rivers, was one of antiquity's most prolific wine exporters, and its coinage circulated widely through Aegean trade networks long before Alexander's campaigns reshaped the region. The hemiobol denomination served small-transaction commerce at the lowest end — harbor fees, single-measure wine purchases, the kind of exchange that leaves no written record.
At 0.34g, die alignment on pieces this small is notoriously inconsistent, and off-center strikes are the rule rather than the exception.