Chalkon
Features
| Issuer |
Pelinna
(Thessaly)  |
|---|---|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 325 BC - 300 BC |
| Value | Chalkon (1⁄48) |
| Currency | Drachm |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 2.7 g |
| Diameter | 16 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 189250 |
| References | BCD Thessaly II# 517 Classical Numismatic Group (publisher); 2012. Triton XV / Auction XV: The BCD Collection of the Coinage of Thessaly. Classical Numismatic Group, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States. Oliver D. Hoover; 2014. Handbook of Coins of Northern and Central Greece / Volume 4: Achaia Phthiotis, Ainis, Magnesia, Akarnania, Aitolia, Lokris, Phokis, Boiotia, Euboia, Attica, Megaris, and Corinthia : Sixth to First Centuries BC. Classical Numismatic Group, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States / London, United Kingdom. |
Obverse
Helmeted horseman to right, raising spear to strike at unseen adversary
Reverse
Warrior, wearing petasos and dressed in short tunic, advancing left and looking back, his right leg stepping on a higher level than his left, carrying shield with his left hand and spear with his right hand.
Script: Greek
Lettering: ΠΕΛΙΝИΑΙΚΟИ
Translation: The Pelinnaians
Mint
Pelinna, Thessaly, GreeceSee also
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| ND (325 BC - 300 BC) | |||||||||||||||
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