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Chalkon - Epityches
| Issuer | Rhodes |
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| Year | 100 BC - 50 BC |
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| Value | Chalkon (1⁄48) |
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| Obverse description | Radiate head of Helios facing right in three-quarter view, rendered in the characteristic Rhodian style with rays emanating from the crown of the head and detailed facial features. The god's hair is swept back beneath the radiating crown, with well-modelled cheek and jaw. The portrait fills the flan with no surrounding legend, conforming to standard late Hellenistic Rhodian bronze coinage typology. The overall style reflects the high artistic tradition of Rhodian die-engravers of the late second to early first century BC. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Central rose motif with four petals and curved sepals rendered in high relief, a characteristic emblem of Rhodes serving as the city's punning badge (rhodon, rose). Surrounding the rose is a dotted border, with the magistrate's name EΠITYXHΣ and the ethnic P O (abbreviation of POΔION) disposed in the field around the central device. The composition is typical of late Hellenistic Rhodian bronze issues, with the legend split around the floral type. |
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