Lakedaimon (Sparta), Lakonia AR Triobol, 90–60/50 BC: Herakles, the Dioskouroi, and Spartan Identity in Silver

Sparta Silver Triobol (2nd-1st Century BCE) — Herakles & Dioskouroi

NGC certified Lakonia silver triobol — late Hellenistic Sparta asserts enduring Herakles + Dioscuri identity after empire's fall.

Spartan Mythic Design

• Obverse: Diademed Herakles — ancestral champion, disciplined power

• Reverse: Snake amphora + Dioskouroi pilei — ritual, twin gods, laurel victory wreath

Technical Specifications

• Material: Silver (AR)

• Denomination: Triobol

• Diameter: 17mm

• Certification: NGC slabbed

• Mint: Lakonia (Spartan territory)

• Period: Hellenistic twilight (post-imperial Sparta)

Lakonik Identity Essential

• Herakles = Spartan endurance archetype

• Dioskouroi = Castor/Pollux warrior brotherhood

• Snake amphora = chthonic land protection

• Final Spartan silver before Roman dominance

Collector Masterpiece

Last voice of Spartan virtues in silver. Herakles gazes through centuries of defeat.

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