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Obol
| Issuer | Athens (Attica) |
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| Year | 545 BC - 515 BC |
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| Currency | Drachm |
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| Edge | Plain |
| Mint | Athens |
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Athens in this period was still minting under the "Wappenmünzen" system — heraldic types that preceded the iconic owl coinage introduced around 510 BC. These issues predate the Laurion silver boom that would fund the Athenian fleet against Persia, and were produced when Athens was under the tyranny of Peisistratos and his sons. The fraction's tiny flan and low weight made it vulnerable to ancient clipping, and survivors in any condition are genuinely scarce.