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Obol
| Issuer | Peirasia |
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| Year | 400 BC - 350 BC |
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| Currency | Drachm |
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| Reverse description | Nude warrior advancing to the left, depicted from behind in a dynamic three-quarter rear view, wearing a Corinthian helmet. A large round shield is raised over his left arm, and a couched spear is held horizontally in his right hand. The ethnic legend ΠΕΙΡΑΣΙΕΩΝ is distributed in the field around the figure, identifying the issuing community of Peirasia. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Peirasia was a minor settlement in Thessaly, and its coinage output was modest enough that the issuing authority itself remains only partially documented in the ancient sources. Obols of this type are among the smallest denominations produced by Thessalian minor mints, struck at a weight standard that aligns with the broader Thessalian reduced obol tradition of the fourth century.