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Chalkon
| Issuer | Pelinna |
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| Year | 325 BC - 275 BC |
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| Weight | 2.2 g |
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| Obverse description | Armored Thessalian cavalryman advancing to right at full gallop, depicted in profile with crested helmet and couched lance leveled in the attack position. The horse is rendered in vigorous motion, its legs fully extended in a galloping stride characteristic of Thessalian bronze coinage of the Hellenistic period. The military subject reflects the renowned equestrian tradition of Thessaly, rendered in a bold, somewhat stylized engraving style typical of provincial mint production. No legend or inscription appears in the field or exergue. |
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| Reverse description | Mantho, the mythological prophetess and daughter of Tiresias, seated facing on a high-backed throne, her body turned slightly to the left. She holds an open pyxis or box in her lap, an attribute associated with her prophetic function. The figure is rendered in a schematic but recognizable style consistent with Hellenistic provincial bronzes. The ethnic legend ΠΕΛΙΝΝΑΙΕΩΝ arcs around the field, identifying the issuing community of the Pelinnaeians. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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