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Trichalkon
| Issuer | Kierion |
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| Year | 350 BC |
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| Currency | Drachm |
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| Obverse description | Laureate head of Apollo facing right, rendered in fine archaic-to-classical Thessalian style with curling hair detailed in shallow relief. The portrait is youthful and idealized, with a wreath of laurel visible across the brow. The head is set within a beaded border that frames the entire field. The smooth fields and refined modeling are characteristic of mid-fourth century BC Thessalian bronze coinage. |
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| Reverse description | Nude male figure, identified as Thessalos or a warrior hero, striding vigorously to the right with arms outstretched; the figure holds what appears to be a kantharos or torch in one raised hand and a lagobolon (throwing stick) in the other. A small figure or animal crouches at lower right, possibly a bull or dog. The ethnic legend ΚΙΕΡΙΕΙΩΝ is inscribed vertically along the left field. The composition is dynamic and reflects the robust artistic conventions of Thessalian bronze issues of the period. |
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| Mintage | ND (-350) |
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