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Trihemiobol
| Issuer | Lete |
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| Year | 500 BC - 480 BC |
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| Weight | 1.02 g |
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| Reverse description | A square incuse punch divided diagonally into four triangular sections by two crossing lines forming an X-pattern, creating alternating raised and recessed quadrants. This deeply struck incuse square is a hallmark of early Thraco-Macedonian coinage of the late archaic period, serving as the anvil die impression. The interior surface of each triangular compartment displays a rough, granular texture characteristic of the hammered technique employed at this time. |
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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.