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Chalkon
| Issuer | Pergamon |
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| Year | 150 BC - 100 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Helmeted head of Athena in right profile, wearing an Attic helmet adorned with a distinctive eight-pointed star on the bowl and a prominent upswept crest. The goddess is rendered in fine Hellenistic style with well-articulated facial features, and long locks of hair fall beneath the helmet onto the neck. The field is plain, with no surrounding legend. |
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| Reverse description | Owl of Athena standing facing with wings spread, perched upon a palm frond oriented diagonally across the field. Two monograms flank the bird in the left and right fields respectively. The ethnic legend AΘH N is distributed across the upper field, and the magistrate's name NIKHΦ (or similar) appears in the lower exergual area, all rendered in Greek characters. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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