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Trichalkon
| Issuer | Metropolis |
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| Year | 225 BC - 175 BC |
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| Reference(s) | BCD Thessaly II#482.1, HGC 4#257, BCD Thessaly I#1208.1, Rogers#411, SNG Munich 12#119 |
| Obverse description | Laureate head of Apollo facing right, rendered in the Hellenistic style with curling locks of hair framing the face. The portrait is boldly modeled in high relief, with strong facial features typical of Thessalian bronze coinage of the period. The laurel wreath encircling the head is rendered with visible individual leaves. The field is plain, with no additional devices or inscriptions present on the obverse. |
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| Reverse description | Forepart of a man-headed bull advancing to the left, with the human head turned back to face right, a composition characteristic of the river-god type associated with Thessalian civic coinage. The figure is depicted with flowing hair and a bearded face, rendered in moderate relief on the irregular flan. A monogram appears to the left of the figure. The ethnic legend ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ curves around the upper and right field of the reverse, identifying the issuing city of Metropolis in Thessaly. |
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| Mintage | ND (225 BC - 175 BC) |
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