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Triobol
| Issuer | Argos (Argolis) |
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| Year | 330 BC - 270 BC |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Reverse description | A large, bold Greek capital letter Alpha (Α), the initial of Argos, occupies the majority of the reverse field, its crossbar rendered as a distinctive double-axe or bipennis symbol — a characteristic secondary type of Argive civic coinage. The entire design is set within a recessed incuse square with well-defined borders, a hallmark of early and transitional Peloponnesian silver coinage. The incuse square and bipennis device serve as both civic identifier and secondary symbol of authority. No additional legend is present. |
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| Reverse lettering | Α |
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Argos maintained its own silver coinage well into the Hellenistic period despite Macedonian dominance over much of the Peloponnese following Philip II's campaigns. The city's stubborn monetary independence during this stretch reflects its political posture — never fully absorbed, never fully autonomous. This denomination, the triobol, served as the fractional workhorse of everyday Argive commerce, equivalent to the Attic hemidrachm and small enough for routine market transactions.
The specific date range brackets the aftermath of the Battle of Chaeronea through the early Antigonid consolidation of Greece — a turbulent sixty years during which Argos navigated shifting alliances with considerable pragmatism.