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Hexachalkon
| Issuer | Messene |
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| Year | 125 BC - 75 BC |
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| Currency | Drachm |
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| Reverse description | Zeus Ithomatas depicted standing in three-quarter view to the right, his right arm raised and hurling a thunderbolt while his extended left arm supports an eagle with open wings. Behind the figure, a monogram is enclosed within a wreath, and before him stands a tripod, both serving as secondary emblems of Messenian civic identity. The legend ΔΙΩΝ appears in the field, likely referencing a magistrate's name. The composition reflects the standard reverse iconography associated with the principal deity of Mount Ithome, patron god of Messene. |
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| Edge | Plain |
| Mint | Messene |
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