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Tetradrachm
| Issuer | Thasos |
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| Year | 404 BC - 355 BC |
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| Reference(s) | CN type#20891, BMC Greek#36 |
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| Reverse lettering | ΘΑΣΙΟΝ |
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| Mintage | ND (404 BC - 355 BC) |
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Thasos controlled some of the most productive silver mines in the northern Aegean, and this tetradrachm draws directly on that wealth. The island's commercial reach — wine, timber, and metal — made its coinage a trusted medium well beyond local markets, circulating extensively across Thrace and into the Black Sea trading networks.
The BMC 36 type belongs to a prolonged emission spanning nearly five decades, a span that reflects sustained minting rather than a single administrative decision. Thasos lost direct control of its mainland mining territories to Philip II of Macedon around 356 BC, effectively ending this coinage's era of independent production.