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Tetradrachm
| Issuer | Peparethos |
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| Year | 500 BC |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Reverse description | Crested Corinthian helmet depicted in left profile, set within a shallow incuse square formed by the punch of the reverse die. The helmet is rendered with fine archaic detail, showing the distinctive cheek guards, nose guard, and a prominent plume crest rising from the crown. The incuse square technique is typical of early Greek coinage of the late Archaic period, providing a contrasting recessed field that emphasizes the bold relief of the helmet type. No legend or additional devices are present. |
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| Mintage | ND (-500) |
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Peparethos, the island now known as Skopelos, was one of the Aegean's significant wine-producing territories in the archaic period, and its early coinage reflects an autonomous civic identity that would be increasingly squeezed by Macedonian expansion in the fourth century. Issues of this weight and period predate that pressure considerably, placing this piece among the earlier assertions of Peparethian monetary independence.
The Jameson and Weber references align on type, with no known die-link controversies between them for this classification.