Trichalkon

€317,311.00
IssuerPelinna
Year325 BC - 275 BC
TypeStandard circulation coin
ValueTrichalkon (1⁄16)
CurrencyDrachm
CompositionBronze
Weight4.6 g
Dimensions19 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) BCD Thessaly II#523, HGC 4#273, Rogers#428a
Obverse descriptionHelmeted and cuirassed Thessalian rider, wearing short tunic and chiton, charging with couched lance on prancing horse to left; border of dots.
Obverse script
Obverse lettering
Reverse descriptionMantho, veiled and draped, standing facing, head turned to her right, holding her open box with her left hand, and gesturing with her lowered right to the half image of her blind father Tiresias who emerges from the underworld holding a dagger with his right hand.
Reverse scriptGreek
Reverse letteringΠEΛΙИИAEIΩИ
(Translation: The Pelinnaeians)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (325 BC - 275 BC)  - -
Catalog ID7731986240
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