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Dichalkon
| Issuer | Argos |
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| Year | 225 BC - 175 BC |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Laureate head of Apollo in left profile, rendered in the Hellenistic style characteristic of the Argive mint. The deity's hair is arranged in loose locks beneath the laurel wreath, with a long tress falling behind the neck. The facial features are finely modeled, exhibiting a youthful, idealized countenance. The flan is slightly irregular, as typical of hammered bronze issues of this period. |
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| Reverse description | A wolf standing at bay to the left, depicted in a tense, alert posture with head raised and jaws open, the tail curving upward. The animal, a civic emblem of Argos referencing the myth of Apollo and the wolf, stands on a plain ground line. Above the wolf's back appears the single Greek letter alpha (Α), serving as an ethnic abbreviation for Argos. The composition is compact and well-centered within the irregular flan. |
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| Reverse lettering | Α |
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