Tetradrachm - Zopiros

Apollonia Pontica — the Black Sea colony founded by Miletus in the 7th century BC — produced tetradrachms under the magistrate name Zopiros during a period when the city was consolidating its commercial reach across Pontic trade routes. The magistrate system used by Apollonia means these issues are tied to specific officials rather than rulers, making the Zopiros attribution an administrative rather than a dynastic one.

Kostial 158 places this squarely within the city's classical silver coinage, a series known for inconsistent die alignment and variable flan preparation.