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Dichalkon
| Issuer | Troezen |
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| Year | 370 BC - 300 BC |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Helmeted head of Athena facing left, rendered in archaic Greek style. The goddess wears a crested Attic helmet with cheekpieces, the crest and visor details visible despite the heavy patination. The portrait is boldly modelled in high relief, occupying the majority of the flan, with the neck truncation visible at the lower field. The surfaces show a characteristic dark green patina consistent with prolonged burial. |
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| Reverse description | An ornate trident head depicted upright and centrally placed, its three elaborately styled tines rising prominently from a decorated socket. Two dolphins, emblematic of Troezen's maritime identity and its mythological association with Poseidon, are disposed symmetrically flanking the base of the trident. The Greek ethnic inscription TPO appears in the right field, identifying the issuing city. The design is boldly struck and confined within an irregular flan typical of hammered bronze coinage of the period. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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