Sylloge Inscriptionum Graecarum: 530

DYME CONDEMNS MEN TO DEATH FOR STRIKING COUNTERFEIT COINS

Greek text: Achaïe_3.2
Date: 3rd-2nd century B.C.

Greek states imposed severe punishments to deter the forgery of coins. A death penalty was normal ( Dem_24.212 ); the father of Diogenes the Cynic was driven into exile for a similar crime ( DiogLaert_6.20 ). For another translation of this inscription, with commentary, see GEI_31.

[When] Philokles was theokolos, Damokritos was registrar {grammatistes}, and Kleon was leader of the council, the city condemned [the following men to death], because they defrauded the sacred funds [and] struck bronze coins:

Thrakion - or Antiochos as he is called
(?) Kyllis the goldsmith
Kyllanios - or Pantaleon or whatever other name he is called
Moscholaos son of Moscholaos

When ...phanes was leader of the council,

. . . son of Dromas

When Phileas was leader of the council,

...ias son of Olympichos

→ inscription 531

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