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The Obol: a Persian numismatic guide

Tiny silver fractions used for small transactions in the Achaemenid provinces. 1 catalogued example spanning Achaemenid Empire.

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Achaemenid Empire · 550 – 330 BCE

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Philisto-Arabian / Samarian Obol

Local Achaemenid governors

c. 450–333 BCE

Tiny silver fractions struck by Achaemenid-appointed governors of the Levantine coast — blending Persian, Greek and Phoenician iconography. Image: closely related satrapal type.

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