Obol
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Obol (grekiska ὀβολός, obolos) var en antik grekisk myntvalör.
Obolen var den lägsta myntenheten i antikens Grekland och var utvecklad ur en förhistorisk penningform, järnstaven. En obol var 1/6 drachme och hade olika värde i de olika lokala valutorna.[1]
Obol har även varit en medeltida beteckning för 1/2 penning samt ett mynt på Joniska öarna under dess engelska styre 1815–1864, då det motsvarade 1/2 penny.[1]
Se även
- Karonsmynt
- Obol Investment
- Obol Basketball League, namn på Svenska basketligan en kort period säsongen 2006/2007
Referenser
- ^ [a b] Carlquist, Gunnar, red (1937). Svensk uppslagsbok. Band 20. Malmö: Svensk Uppslagsbok AB. sid. 552
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“Charon’s Obol”. 5th-1st century BC. AV 12mm (0.23 g). Bee / Incuse of obverse.
A variety of thin, uniface disks of this nature are known that have a single obverse type that mimics a coin type (see, e.g., CNG 55, lot 359, mimicking the reverse type of New Style Tetradrachms of Athens; and CNG 55, lot 1866, mimicking the reverse type of Sikyon staters). The present piece was obviously influenced by the obverse of Ephesos (or Arados) drachms. All of these pseudo-coins have no sign of attachment, are too thin for normal use, and are often found in burial sites. In ancient times, it was customary to place coins with the dead during burial so that the deceased could pay the boatman Charon to ferry them across the river Styx. These uniface tokens probably also served this same purpose.
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“Charon’s Obol”. 5th-1st century BC. AV 12mm (0.23 g). Bee / Incuse of obverse.
A variety of thin, uniface disks of this nature are known that have a single obverse type that mimics a coin type (see, e.g., CNG 55, lot 359, mimicking the reverse type of New Style Tetradrachms of Athens; and CNG 55, lot 1866, mimicking the reverse type of Sikyon staters). The present piece was obviously influenced by the obverse of Ephesos (or Arados) drachms. All of these pseudo-coins have no sign of attachment, are too thin for normal use, and are often found in burial sites. In ancient times, it was customary to place coins with the dead during burial so that the deceased could pay the boatman Charon to ferry them across the river Styx. These uniface tokens probably also served this same purpose.