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Dichalkon
| Issuer | Myrhina |
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| Year | 150 BC - 100 BC |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Laureate head of Apollo facing right, rendered in the Hellenistic style with finely engraved hair bound by a laurel wreath. The portrait is youthful and idealized, occupying the central field. A beaded border encircles the design, serving as the coin's inner ring. |
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| Reverse description | A large amphora depicted centrally in the field, flanked by the civic ethnic abbreviation ΜΥ to the left and ΡΙ to the right, identifying the issuing city of Myrhina in Aeolis. A kithara is positioned to the right of the amphora, serving as a secondary civic symbol and allusion to Apollo. The design elements are arranged symmetrically within a plain border. |
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| Edge | Rough |
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