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Chalkon
| Issuer | Phalanna |
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| Year | 400 BC - 350 BC |
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| Value | Chalkon (1⁄48) |
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| Obverse description | Youthful male head facing right, rendered in profile with flowing, loosely curled hair and a fillet or plain band across the brow. The identity of the figure is uncertain, tentatively identified as Peloros, the eponymous hero of Phalanna. The portraiture is executed in the archaizing Thessalian style characteristic of the mid-fourth century BC, with a naturalistic treatment of the facial features visible in the rounded cheek, open lips, and strong chin. |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
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Phalanna was a minor Thessalian city in the Perrhaebian region, and its independent bronze coinage is poorly documented — only a handful of institutional collections hold attributed examples. The BCD collection, assembled by a single dedicated specialist over decades, remains the primary reference point for distinguishing Phalannean issues from the broader and easily confused Perrhaebian civic series.