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Tetradrachm - Antilochos
| Issuer | Apollonia Pontika |
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| Year | 375 BC - 325 BC |
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| Value | Tetradrachm (4) |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Mint | Apollonia Pontika |
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Apollonia Pontika, a Milesian colony on the western Black Sea coast, was one of the earlier Greek cities to adopt the Attic weight standard for large silver — a pragmatic choice given its heavy trade exposure to Athens and the broader Aegean. The anchor type to which this series belongs became so closely identified with the city that ancient sources used it almost as a civic shorthand. Antilochos served as the magistrate responsible for authorizing this issue, his name carried on the coin as an accountability mechanism standard to Greek civic minting practice.