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Stater
| Issuer | Chalkidean League |
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| Year | 365 BC - 360 BC |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Laureate head of Apollo facing left, rendered in fine archaic-to-classical Greek style with delicately detailed curling locks of hair bound by a laurel wreath. The facial features are elegantly modeled, with a refined profile characteristic of northern Greek celature of the period. The neck is bare, and the portrait fills the flan with confident artistry, the hair cascading in tightly engraved volutes behind the ear. The field is smooth and unadorned, with no legend present on this side. |
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| Reverse description | A kithara (lyre) depicted frontally at the center of the reverse, rendered in precise detail with visible strings, resonating body, and scroll-ended arms. The instrument rests on a crossbar, and the whole composition is symmetrical and boldly struck. The ethnic legend ΧΑΛΚΙΔΕΩΝ is disposed in Greek capitals around the periphery of the field, with individual letters placed between the arms of the kithara and along the outer border, reading: Χ to the left, Α at top, Λ-ΚΙΔ to the right, and ΕΩΝ continuing around. The design is a hallmark of Chalkidean League coinage, reflecting the cultural prominence of Apollo and music in the league's iconographic program. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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