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Dichalkon - Philip V
| Issuer | Kingdom of Macedonia |
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| Year | 186 BC - 182 BC |
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| Reference(s) | Copenhagen#1250-1251 Bank#1090-1091 , SNG Munich 10#1163 |
| Obverse description | Youthful head of Heracles facing right, clad in the Nemean lion's skin headdress, the scalp tied beneath the chin with the forepaws knotted at the neck. The die-work is rendered in the Hellenistic manner with softly modeled facial features typical of late Antigonid bronze coinage. The flan is irregular and slightly convex, with a dark green patina obscuring portions of the relief. |
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| Reverse description | Two goats recumbent to the right, their bodies overlapping, rendered in summary but recognizable style characteristic of Macedonian bronze issues. A grain ear is depicted below the animals, serving as a symbol of agricultural prosperity. The Greek royal abbreviated legend BA appears to the left of the field, referencing ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ (of the King). The overall composition is enclosed within the broad, irregular flan typical of hammered Antigonid bronzes of this period. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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