Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
Triobol - Trypis
| Issuer | Argos (Argolis) |
|---|---|
| Year | 90 BC - 50 BC |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Forepart of a wolf passant-rampant to right, head raised in alert posture, rendered in a bold, somewhat archaic style characteristic of Argive coinage of the late Hellenistic period. The animal's muscular neck and open jaw are clearly delineated, conveying a sense of dynamic tension. The surface shows the characteristic irregular flan of hammered silver coinage. No legend or inscription appears in the field. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse script | Greek |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
Argos struck these small silver fractions during a period of profound Roman reorganization of the Peloponnese following the sack of Corinth in 146 BC, when the region was absorbed into the province of Macedonia. Civic coinage continued at Argos longer than at many neighboring poleis, a quiet assertion of local administrative function under Roman oversight.
The Trypis designation refers to a specific magistrate name recorded in this series — magistrate-signed issues are the primary chronological anchor for sequencing late Argive silver.