Chalkon

Features

Issuer	Kierion (Thessaly)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	400 BC - 360 BC
Value	Chalkon (1⁄48)
Currency	Drachm
Composition	Bronze
Weight	3.10 g
Diameter	18.0 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 170758
References	BCD Thessaly I# 1070 Nomos (publisher); 2011. Nomos Auction / Volume 4: The BCD Collection. Coins of Thessaly. Nomos, Zürich, Switzerland. , Rogers Thessaly# 174 Edgar Rogers; 1932. The Copper Coinage of Thessaly. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. , BCD Thessaly II# 107.1 Classical Numismatic Group (publisher); 2012. Triton XV / Auction XV: The BCD Collection of the Coinage of Thessaly. Classical Numismatic Group, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States. , HGC 4# 680 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

Laureate head of Zeus to left, with long, pointed beard

Reverse

The nymph Arne, bare to the waist and wearing sakkos, kneeling and playing with knucklebones as last

Script: Greek

Lettering: ΚΙΕΡ ΙΕΙΩΝ

Mint

Cierium, Thessaly, Greece

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (400 BC - 360 BC)							$ 94

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Grade	Sold price
	Multiple sales of the same specimen: Numismatica Ars Classica Auction 123 Lot 315	9 May 2021	VF	USD 533.67 (CHF 425.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Numismatica Ars Classica NAC AG
	Nomos AG Auction 4: BCD Collection of Thessaly Lot 1070	10 May 2011	VF	USD 627.84 (CHF 500.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Nomos AG
	CNG Electronic Auction 376 Lot 67	15 Jun 2016	VF	USD 85.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.
	CNG Electronic Auction 370 Lot 59	9 Mar 2016	VF	USD 60.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.
	CNG Electronic Auction 311 Lot 64	25 Sep 2013	VF	USD 95.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.
	CNG Electronic Auction 256 Lot 64	25 May 2011	VF	USD 95.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.
	Solidus Numismatik Auction 101 Lot 1112	14 Jun 2022	F	USD 75.04 (EUR 65.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Solidus Numismatik e.K.