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Chalkon

Issuer Phalanna
Year 400 BC - 350 BC
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Diameter 12.0 mm
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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 description Female head facing right, identified as the local nymph of Phalanna, her hair neatly bound in a sakkos. She is adorned with a simple pendant earring and a necklace, indicating divine or heroic status. The ethnic legend ΦΑΛΑΝΝΑΙΩΝ is inscribed in the field, identifying the issuing city. The style is consistent with Thessalian coinage of the early to mid-fourth century BC.
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