Pergamon (BC 450-400) Triobol

after 420 BC. AR Diobol (1.72g). Laureate head of Apollo right / Bearded head of satrap right, wearing Persian kyrbasia, Î Î•Î¡Î“A to left, within incuse square. VF. Very rare.

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City/Mint name:	Pergamon
Keywords:	silver / classical
References:	SNG France 1548
Valuation:	Peus Auc. 403 (4/2011), lot 101 (EUR 1,000 ($1,459) + comm)
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Dimitry

[Apr 30, 2013 at 04:03 PM]

The weights of this and other examples indicate that they are 3 times the weight of the obols, and so should probably be deemed tribols, rathern than diobols.

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Pergamon (BC 450-400) Triobol

after 420 BC. AR Diobol (1.72g). Laureate head of Apollo right / Bearded head of satrap right, wearing Persian kyrbasia, Î Î•Î¡Î“A to left, within incuse square. VF. Very rare.