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Dichalkon
| Issuer | Leukas |
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| Year | 350 BC - 300 BC |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Pegasus, the winged horse of Greek mythology, depicted in a dynamic walking or prancing pose to the left, with wings spread upward. A globule or ball is visible beneath the creature in the lower field, a motif closely associated with the coinage of Leukas and the Corinthian colonial tradition. The relief is bold and well-modelled in the archaic-to-classical Greek style, with the figure occupying most of the flan. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | A lion in vigorous motion to the left, rendered in a naturalistic classical Greek style with musculature carefully articulated. The animal appears in a lunging or springing posture, its head turned back, with an open mouth. The legend ΛΕΥ, an abbreviation for Leukas, is placed in the field. The composition fills the flan with energy characteristic of fourth-century Akarnanian bronze coinage. |
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