Trihemiobol
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The trihemiobol was worth 1.5 obols, or one-fourth of a drachm, and was a smaller denomination used for making change between different currency standards and for daily use.
Ptolemaic Kings of Egypt. Ptolemy III Euergetes
AE Trihemiobol
246-222 BCE
29.18mm 16.90g
Obverse: Diademed Head of Zeus Ammon right
Reverse: Basileus Ptolemaios, statue of Aphrodite standing facing on base
CPE B447; Svoronos 1005; SNG Copenhagen 644 Paphos mint
Ex Herb Klug
Ex Marc Breitsprecher
Islands off Thrace, Thasos
Circa 404-340 BCE
AR Trihemiobol 0.69g, 11mm, 6h
Satyr kneeling to left, holding kantharos and resting his left hand on hip
Amphora; ΘA[Σ]ΙΩΝ around.
SNG Copenhagen 1029; Le Rider, Thasiennes 27; HGC 6, 351
Ex J. Greiff Collection
Ex Roma