Dichalkon - Molon

€1.00
IssuerSeleucid Empire (Seleucid Empire (305 BC - 64 BC))
Year221 BC - 220 BC
TypeStandard circulation coin
ValueDichalkon (1⁄24)
CurrencyDrachm
CompositionBronze
Weight8.01 g
Dimensions21 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) SCO#1.949 , HGC 9#430 , SC1#949.1a, 949.1b#,
Obverse descriptionHead of Zeus right, wearing laurel wreath.
Obverse script
Obverse lettering
Reverse descriptionApollo Kitharodeos, draped, standing right, holding plektron in lowered right hand and cradling kithara in left arm; monogram to outer right.
Reverse scriptGreek
Reverse lettering[B]AΣIΛEΩΣ MOLΩNOΣ
(Translation: King Molonos)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (221 BC - 220 BC)  - Monogram 205.2 left field, Monogram 567.2 right field -
ND (221 BC - 220 BC)  - Monogram 299.3 left field, Monogram 567.8 right field -
ND (221 BC - 220 BC)  - Monogram 328.1, right field -
ND (221 BC - 220 BC)  - Monogram 299.3, left field -
Catalog ID1782294680
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