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obolos 15 24 May 2020
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MACEDON. Dikaia. Circa 450-425/0 BC. Hemiobol (Silver, 7 mm, 0.28 g, 8 h). Δ Forepart of bull to right. Rev. Octopus within an incuse square. AMNG III/2, 10. Schönert-Geiss, Bisanthe -. SNG ANS -. Extremely rare. Slightly porous and with the usual die breaks on the reverse, otherwise, good fine.
The Macedonian city of Dikaia - not to be confused with the Thracian city of the same name - was an Eritrean colony located on the Thermaic gulf. For its coinage, all of which is extremely rare, Dikaia adopted the cow and octopus designs of its mother city, sometimes with the addition of an ethnic.
The Macedonian city of Dikaia - not to be confused with the Thracian city of the same name - was an Eritrean colony located on the Thermaic gulf. For its coinage, all of which is extremely rare, Dikaia adopted the cow and octopus designs of its mother city, sometimes with the addition of an ethnic.