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Chalkon
| Issuer | Ephesos |
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| Year | 375 BC - 325 BC |
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| Diameter | 11.0 mm |
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| Obverse description | Head of Artemis facing left, depicted in three-quarter view, wearing a turreted or mural crown, with hair arranged in tight curls framing the face. The portrait is rendered in a compact, archaic-transitional style typical of Ionian bronzes of the fourth century BC. The facial features are bold and deeply struck, with pronounced cheekbones and a slightly downturned gaze. The field to the left is largely plain. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | A bee rendered frontally in high relief, occupying the central field, with outstretched wings displayed symmetrically to either side and a segmented abdomen below. The bee is the principal civic emblem of Ephesos, appearing on coinage of the city from the archaic period onward. The design is bold and schematic, characteristic of small bronze denominations of the fourth century BC. The ethnic inscription E-Φ appears in the flanking fields to the left and right of the bee. |
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