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Chalkon
| Issuer | Keramos |
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| Year | 380 BC - 350 BC |
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| Value | Chalkon (1⁄48) |
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| Obverse description | A bull standing to the right in profile, rendered in a sturdy, naturalistic style characteristic of Karian civic bronzes. The animal is depicted with its head slightly lowered, four legs firmly planted, and a well-defined body conveying strength. The flan is irregular and the field is plain, with no legend or border. |
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| Reverse description | A dolphin leaping to the right, depicted in a stylized manner typical of small-denomination Karian bronzes of the fourth century BC. The creature is shown with a curved body and prominent snout. Below the dolphin, the civic ethnic abbreviation ΚΕ appears in Greek characters, identifying the issuing city of Keramos. The field is plain, and the design is contained within the roughly circular flan. |
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| Mintage | ND (380 BC - 350 BC) |
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