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Dichalkon - Antiochos III Sardes
| Issuer | Seleucid Empire |
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| Year | 222 BC - 187 BC |
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| Value | Dichalkon (1⁄24) |
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| Obverse description | Bare laureate head of Apollo facing right, rendered in the Hellenistic style with flowing curly hair bound by a laurel wreath, youthful facial features, and a well-defined profile. The flan is irregular and slightly convex, with the portrait centrally placed within the field. The surface carries a green-brown patina typical of Seleucid bronze coinage from the Sardis mint. |
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| Reverse description | Standing figure of Apollo facing left, nude, his weight shifted onto his right leg, leaning with his left elbow upon a tall tripod set to the right of the figure. His right hand is raised and examines or tests an arrow held before him. The Greek royal legend ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ to the right and ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ to the left frames the figure in the field, identifying the issuing monarch as King Antiochos III. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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