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Æ17 - Augustus
| Issuer | Chalcis (Achaea) |
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| Year | 27 BC - 14 AD |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Bare or draped bust of Livia facing right, rendered in low relief in the provincial Greek style characteristic of the Augustan period. The portrait displays the characteristic features associated with Livia's early imperial iconography, with hair drawn back. The coin's surface exhibits heavy patination and wear consistent with extended circulation, partially obscuring fine detail. The Greek ethnic legend ΧΑΛΚΙΔΕΩΝ arcs around the effigy. |
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| Reverse description | Draped bust of Hera facing right, surmounted by the polos, the tall cylindrical crown emblematic of the goddess in her capacity as patron deity of Chalcis. The portrait is rendered in the conventional provincial Greek style, with the polos clearly indicated above the head. The surface is heavily worn and encrusted with patina, obscuring any subsidiary details or legend that may have originally accompanied the type. The composition reflects the city's traditional reverence for Hera as its principal civic deity. |
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| Mint | Chalcis, Achaea |
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