Greek Silver Diobol from Teos (about 2,350-2,300 years ago)

Teos Ionia Silver Diobol (320-294 BC) — Resilient Seaport Revival

Small silver diobol from Teos (Ionian Greek seaport, W. Asia Minor, modern Turkey) — early Hellenistic prosperity post-Alexander conquest.

Griffin Dionysus Design

• Obverse: Griffin seated/rearing — civic emblem (or Dionysus head)

• Reverse: Lyre/kantharos — Dionysus symbols; ΤΗΙΩΝ ethnic

Technical Specifications

• Material: Silver (AR)

• Denomination: Diobol (2 obols = ⅓ drachm)

• Period: 320-294 BCE (Successor era)

• Mint: Teos

Defiant City History

• Persians conquered 540 BCE; citizens fled to Abdera (Thrace)

• Returned after Persian Wars; flourished under Diadochi

• Persistent Greek culture amid upheavals

• Dionysus patron of wine-rich maritime hub

Collector Masterpiece

Delightful tiny silver from resilient Ionian colony. Early Hellenistic essential.

Note: Coins shown are representative examples of grade/type, not actual specimens.