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Trihemiobol
| Issuer | Tegea |
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| Year | 423 BC - 400 BC |
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| Value | Trihemiobol (1/4) |
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| Reverse description | Three archaic epsilon letters (E) arranged back-to-back in a pinwheel or triskelion-like configuration, forming a symmetrical device within a shallow incuse square or circle. The epsilons are rendered in the archaic Greek retrograde or mirrored form, each with three horizontal bars, and their arrangement creates a visually interlocking pattern characteristic of Tegean civic coinage of this period. The incuse field is broad and shallow, typical of hammered archaic Greek small silver. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Tegea occupied a strategically awkward position during the Peloponnesian War — nominally allied with Sparta yet repeatedly pressured by Argos and the anti-Spartan coalition that briefly dominated the northeastern Peloponnese after 421 BC. Small fractional silver of this type likely circulated within the local sanctuary economy centered on the Temple of Athena Alea, one of the most important religious sites in Arkadia, which controlled significant land revenues and attracted interstate dedications throughout this period.