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Chalkon
| Issuer | Metropolis |
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| Year | 400 BC - 300 BC |
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| Value | Chalkon (1⁄48) |
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| Obverse description | Bare male head facing right, rendered in profile with visible hair locks depicted in relief along the crown. The portrait exhibits a characteristic archaic-to-early classical Thessalian style, with broad facial features and a somewhat schematic treatment of the hair. The surface shows natural patination consistent with bronze coinage of the period. No legend or inscription appears in the field. |
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| Reverse description | A dove standing right with wings raised, depicted in a lively pose characteristic of Thessalian civic bronze coinage. The bird's plumage is rendered with summary detail typical of small denomination hammered bronzes. A partial Greek legend appears in the field, reading ΜΗΤΡ, ΜΗΤΡΟ, or the fuller form ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ, identifying the issuing community of Metropolis in Thessaly. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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