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Hemiobol - Babylon
| Issuer | Seleucid Empire |
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| Year | 312 BC - 280 BC |
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| Currency | Drachm |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Mintage | ND (312 BC - 280 BC) - Very rare |
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Babylon served as the primary mint for the early Seleucid administration immediately following the fragmentation of Alexander's empire, with Seleucus I consolidating control over Mesopotamia after his victory at the Battle of Gaza in 312 BC — the year that also marks the start of the Seleucid Era, the dynastic calendar still used by some communities into the medieval period. Fractional silver of this weight class facilitated everyday market transactions in a city whose commercial economy dwarfed most of the Hellenistic world.
The Babylon mint was eventually subordinated to newer western mints as Seleucus shifted administrative focus toward Antioch, founded around 300 BC.