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Triobol
| Issuer | Lokroi Opuntii |
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| Year | 338 BC - 316 BC |
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| Value | 1 Triobol = 3 Obol = 3⁄6 Drachm (1/2) |
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| Reverse description | Ajax the Lesser depicted nude and in full stride advancing to the right, his muscular figure rendered in the vigorous Classical style. He grasps a sword in his raised right hand and bears a large round shield on his left arm; the interior of the shield is decorated with a coiled serpent as an emblem. A kantharos appears below in the field. The ethnic legend ΟΠΟΝΤΙΩΝ is inscribed in the field, identifying the issuing community of Opous. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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Lokroi Opuntii occupied a peculiar position in fourth-century Greek politics — nominally allied with Philip II of Macedon after Chaironeia in 338 BC, yet still producing independent civic coinage, which this piece dates to precisely that uneasy accommodation. The city was the principal settlement of Opuntian Lokris, a narrow coastal strip along the Euboean Gulf, and its mint output was never large. SNG Copenhagen 50 represents one of the better-documented die groupings for this fractional silver.
The triobol denomination was the workhorse of small Lokrian commerce — half a drachm, practical for daily transactions in a region without significant monetary infrastructure.