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Chalkon
| Issuer | Olympia |
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| Year | 275 BC - 225 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Laureate head of Zeus facing right, rendered in a bold, archaic style typical of Elean bronze coinage. The deity's mature, bearded visage is depicted with characteristic thick curling locks of hair and a prominent wreath of laurel. The portrait fills much of the flan, with the neck truncated at the lower right. The engraving, though worn, retains strong relief and confident die-cutting consistent with the Olympian mint's tradition of depicting its principal deity. |
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| Reverse description | A winged thunderbolt depicted in profile at centre, rendered with volute-style wings curling outward from a central shaft, a standard Olympian civic emblem. The Greek letters K and AΛ are disposed across the lower field on either side of the thunderbolt, serving as a magistrate's or mint-control abbreviation. The reverse die is somewhat off-centre on the irregular flan, as is typical of hammered bronze coinage of this period. The field surfaces show the characteristic green patina of long-buried Elean bronzes. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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