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Dichalkon
| Issuer | Gyrton |
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| Year | 340 BC - 320 BC |
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| Diameter | 18.0 mm |
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| Obverse description | Facing head of a youthful male deity, likely the local hero Gyrtone or a river god, depicted full-face with curly hair adorned with a wreath of vine leaves or ivy, rendered in a style characteristic of Thessalian bronze coinage of the late Classical period. The hair falls in tight rounded locks framing the face symmetrically. A dotted border runs along the upper periphery of the flan. A monogram appears to the right of the head in the field. The modeling of the facial features is bold and somewhat provincial in character. |
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| Reverse description | Head of a youthful deity, likely the nymph or river god associated with Gyrton, depicted in three-quarter left-facing profile, wearing a tainia or wreath in the hair, with loosely flowing locks rendered in fine strands. The circular Greek legend ΓYPTΩNIΩN runs around the periphery of the flan. The style is characteristic of Thessalian mint production of the late 4th century BC, with a naturalistic rendering of facial features typical of the period. |
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| Mint | Gyrton |
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