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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 | Bearded male head in right profile, rendered in robust Thessalian style with flowing, thickly textured hair and a full beard, set within a beaded border. The effigy, identified as the eponymous hero Atrax, displays pronounced facial features with a strong brow and naturalistic musculature characteristic of mid-4th century BC Greek provincial coinage. The portrait fills the flan prominently, with no visible legend on the obverse field. |
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| Reverse description | A charging bull with head lowered in full butting posture, depicted in vigorous motion to the right above a ground line, rendered in the energetic, compact style typical of Thessalian bronze coinage of the period. The animal's powerful haunches and lowered horns convey forceful movement. The ethnic inscription ΑΤΡΑ is placed in the upper field above the bull, and ΓΙΩΝ appears below the ground line, together reading ΑΤΡΑΓΙΩΝ, denoting the community of Atrax. The design is contained within a beaded circular border. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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