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Tetradrachm
| Issuer | Maroneia |
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| Year | 425 BC |
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| Currency | Drachm |
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| Reverse description | A grapevine laden with clusters of grapes, rendered in fine relief, occupies the centre of a square incuse compartment divided by a linear border into an inner and outer frame, creating a meander or mill-sail pattern. The magistrate's name legend ΕΠΙ ΤΕΝΕΣ is distributed in the outer compartments of the incuse square, reading around the four sides. This distinctive square incuse reverse type, combining the grapevine motif with an eponymous magistrate's name, is a hallmark of Maroneia's coinage and reflects the city's celebrated wine production. The deeply incuse technique is typical of early Thracian coinage conventions. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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Maroneia, a Thracian coastal settlement with deep Chian colonial roots, built its early monetary identity almost entirely on wine — the city's vineyards were among the most celebrated in the Aegean world, and Homeric tradition had already immortalized the potency of Maroneian wine centuries before this coin was struck. The tetradrachm series of this period reflects a mint operating with genuine autonomy during a window between Persian pressure and Macedonian encroachment.
Schönert-Geiss remains the definitive die study for Maroneian coinage; the #92 classification places this piece within a tightly sequenced emission group, cross-referenced against Spencer-Church #104.