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Trihemiobol
| Issuer | Athens (Attica) |
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| Year | 525 BC - 515 BC |
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| Weight | 1.02 g |
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| Obverse description | Janiform (double-faced) female head rendered in archaic style, with both profiles facing outward in opposite directions, joined at the neck. Each face displays characteristic Archaic Greek features including almond-shaped eyes, prominent nose, and stylized hair arranged beneath a taenia (headband). The rendering is bold and deeply struck, consistent with early Athenian engraving conventions of the late sixth century BC. |
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| Reverse description | Helmeted head of Athena facing right in profile, depicted in the early Archaic style with a Corinthian helmet pushed back on the head, rendered within a shallow incuse square typical of early Athenian coinage. The abbreviated ethnic inscription ΑΘΕ (for ΑΘΕΝΑΙΟΝ, 'of the Athenians') appears to the left of the effigy within the incuse field. The engraving exhibits the bold, schematic quality characteristic of pre-classical Athenian die-work. |
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These coins belong to the "Wappenmünzen" (heraldic coinage) series, Athens' earliest silver issues predating the standardized owl coinage introduced around 510 BC. The transition away from this series coincided roughly with the expulsion of the Peisistratid tyranny, and scholars continue to debate whether these heraldic types were minted under Peisistratid authority or during the preceding period — the chronology remains genuinely contested.
At under a gram and a half, this denomination saw heavy everyday use and survivors in any decent condition are scarce.