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Dichalkon
| Issuer | Atrax |
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| Year | 360 BC - 340 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Youthful male head in right profile, likely representing a local hero or deity, with flowing hair rendered in fine detail. The face displays refined archaic-to-classical transitional style typical of Thessalian bronze coinage of the fourth century BC. A dotted border encircles the design, framing the effigy within the coin's field. The letters ΕΥ appear in the lower right field, likely serving as a magistrate's or mint official's monogram. |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
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Atrax was a minor Thessalian polis in the Perrhaebian borderlands, and its independent bronze coinage is sparse enough that the BCD collection represented one of the most concentrated assemblages of its civic issues ever brought together at auction. The dichalkon denomination itself reflects the fractional bronze systems that Thessalian cities adopted unevenly during the fourth century, often tied more to local market needs than to any regional monetary coordination.
The BCD Thessaly I sale in 2002 remains the definitive reference point for attributing these pieces.