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Trihemiobol
| Issuer | Phokaia |
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| Year | 550 BC - 500 BC |
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| Value | Trihemiobol (1/4) |
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| Mint | Phokaia |
| Mintage | ND (550 BC - 500 BC) |
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Phokaia's coinage was among the earliest electrum and silver struck in the Greek world, produced by a city whose merchant fleets ranged as far west as Massalia — modern Marseille — which Phokians themselves founded around 600 BC. The trihemiobol denomination served the fractional needs of a port economy where small transactions demanded small silver. These tiny flans were hand-cut and individually punched, so dimensional inconsistency is the rule rather than the exception.