Catalog
Dichalkon
| Issuer | Phalanna |
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| Year | 400 BC - 344 BC |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Reverse description | Head of the nymph Phalanna facing right, adorned with an earring and necklace, her hair bound within a sakkos. The portrait is rendered in the Thessalian Greek style typical of the period, with delicate facial features and careful attention to the hair covering. The ethnic inscription ΦΑΛΑΝΝΑΙΩΝ arcs around the design, identifying the issuing city. |
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| Mintage | ND (400 BC - 344 BC) |
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Phalanna was a minor Thessalian city in the Perrhaebian region, and its civic bronze issues are among the least documented in the Greek world. The city essentially disappears from the historical record after Philip II of Macedon reorganized Thessaly following his decisive intervention there in 344 BC — which provides the hard terminus for this type. Rogers 453 is the standard citation, though surviving specimens are scarce enough that die studies remain incomplete.