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Dichalkon

Issuer Peparethos
Year 200 BC - 100 BC
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Currency Drachm
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Reverse description A tall amphora depicted in three-quarter view at center, with prominent handles and a tapering foot, serving as the principal symbol of the island's celebrated wine production. Ivy sprigs and vine tendrils emerge from the mouth of the vessel and extend into the flanking fields, reinforcing the Dionysiac thematic connection. The ethnic abbreviation ΠΕ, in Greek characters, appears in the left and right fields respectively, identifying the issuing city of Peparethos.
Reverse script Greek
Reverse lettering Π Ε
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