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Tetradrachm - Meno
| Issuer | Apollonia Pontika |
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| Year | 200 BC - 175 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
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| Mintage | ND (200 BC - 175 BC) |
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Apollonia Pontika, a Milesian colony on the Black Sea coast of Thrace, was one of the earliest Greek cities to strike silver coinage — its archaic issues dating back to the late 6th century BC. By the time this tetradrachm was issued under the magistrate Meno, the city had long operated as a significant commercial hub for Black Sea grain and timber trade, with its coinage circulating well beyond its immediate territory into Thracian and Scythian markets. The magistrate name series to which this piece belongs helps modern scholars sequence the mint's late Hellenistic output, though absolute dating within the bracket remains contested.