Diobol

Features

Issuer Argos (Argolis)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 420 BC - 410 BC
Value 1 Diobol = ⅓ Drachm
Currency Drachm
Composition Silver
Weight 2.13 g
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered, incuse
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
144568
References BCD Peloponnesos# 1036,
Alan S. Walker; 8-9 May 2006. Coins of Peloponnesos : The BCD Collection (Public auction 96). LHS Numismatics, Zürich, Switzerland.
BMC Greek# 29,
Reginald Stuart Poole; 1876. A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum / Volume 2. Sicily. British Museum, London, United Kingdom.
And 26 more volumes.
SNG Copenhagen# 20 var.
Niels Breitenstein, Willy Schwabacher; 1942. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Royal Collection of Coins and Medals. Danish National Museum / Volume 1. Italy, Part 1 : Etruria - Campania. Einar Munksgaard, Copenhagen, Denmark.
And 43 more volumes.

Obverse

Corinthian helmet facing right

Reverse

Corinthian helmet facing with Α to its right. All within incuse square

Mint

Argos, Peloponnesus, Greece

Comments

Traité III, 613 pl. CCXV, 9.

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