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Diobol

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Features

Issuer Apollonia Pontika (Thrace)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 465 BC - 425 BC
Value Diobol (⅓)
Currency Drachm
Composition Silver
Weight 1.1 g
Diameter 9.8 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
570533
References SNG BM Black Sea# 166
Martin Jessop Price; 1993. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum (Great Britain) / Volume 9.1. The British Museum. Part 1: The Black Sea. British Museum, London, United Kingdom.
, Traité IV# 1640
Ernest Babelon; 1932. Traité des monnaies grecques et romaines / Partie 2.4 Description historique: Comprenant les monnaies de la Grèce septentrionale aux Ve et IVe siècles avant J.-C.. Éditions Ernest Leroux, Paris, France.
, BMC Greek# 14
British Museum (publisher). A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum. British Museum, London, United Kingdom (28 volumes).
, SNG Ruse 2# 289
Dimitar Draganov; 2017. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum, Bulgaria, Ruse / Volume 2. Apollonia Pontica: Bobokov Brothers Collection : Thrace and Moesia Inferior. Bobokov Bros. Foundation, Ruse, Bulgaria.
, CN type# 21893
Corpus Nummorum Online (https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/)

Obverse

Laureate head of Apollo right.

Reverse

Anchor; A to left, crayfish to right.

Mint

Apollonia Pontica, Thrace, modern-day Sozopol, Bulgaria

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ND (465 BC - 425 BC)  Photo $ 110

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Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold Diobol
Numismatik Naumann GmbH
Auction 157
Lot 64
Internet Archive
5 Oct 2025 F USD 127.83
(EUR 110.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold Diobol
Numismatik Naumann GmbH
Auction 43
Lot 152
Internet Archive
1 May 2016 F USD 69.72
(EUR 60.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
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