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Trihemiobol
| Issuer | Lete |
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| Year | 500 BC - 480 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Nude ithyphallic satyr depicted in a squatting or kneeling posture, facing right, rendered in bold archaic relief characteristic of early Macedonian coinage. The figure is flanked on either side by a pellet in the field, serving as design elements typical of the Lete series. The satyr's musculature and facial features are rendered with the vigorous, somewhat crude artistry associated with the archaic period of Greek coinage, circa 500–480 BC. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Lete was a small settlement in the Thermaic Gulf region of ancient Macedonia, and its coinage — produced during a narrow window before Persian consolidation under Xerxes disrupted mint activity across Thrace and Macedonia — is notable for its unusually accomplished die-cutting relative to the community's modest political standing. The city disappears from the numismatic record almost entirely after 480 BC.
The SNG ANS and BMC references cite only a handful of specimens, and die links across those examples suggest very limited production runs.