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Dichalkon
| Issuer | Pelinna |
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| Year | 325 BC - 275 BC |
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| Diameter | 16 mm |
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| Reverse description | Mantho, the legendary prophetess and eponymous heroine associated with Pelinna, depicted standing to the right, draped in a long chiton and veil, holding before her an open box or cista. The figure is rendered in a frontal-facing bust with the head turned slightly in profile, the drapery indicated by engraved folds consistent with Thessalian bronze coinage of the period. The ethnic inscription ΠΕΛINNAEI flanks the figure in the field. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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Pelinna was a minor Thessalian city in the Histiaeotis region, and its autonomous bronze coinage is sparse enough that individual die links between specimens are frequently traceable. The BCD collection — assembled by a single dedicated collector over decades — remains the primary reference point for this series precisely because institutional holdings are so thin.