Chalkon

Features

Issuer	City of Catane (Sicilia)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	216 BC - 205 BC
Value	Chalkon (1⁄48)
Currency	Drachm
Composition	Bronze
Weight	4.42 g
Diameter	18 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 197287
References	SNG Copenhagen# 190-192 Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Royal Collection of Greek Coins. Danish National Museum. Copenhagen, Denmark (44 volumes). , CNS# 22 Romolo Calciati. Corpus nummorum siculorum. Edizioni G.M., Milan, Italy (3 volumes). , SNG ANS 4# 1277 Eva Jaunzems; 1977. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: The Collection of the American Numismatic Society / Part 4. Sicily 2 (Galaria-Styella). American Numismatic Society, New York City, New York, United States. , BMC Greek# 62-63 British Museum (publisher). A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum. British Museum, London, United Kingdom (28 volumes). , HGC 2# 609 Oliver D. Hoover; 2012. Handbook of Coins of Sicily (Including Lipara) / Volume 2: Civic, Royal, Siculo-Punic, and Romano-Sicilian Issues : Sixth to First Centuries BC. Classical Numismatic Group, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States.

Obverse

Judgate busts of god Serapis and goddess Isis facing right. Serapis wearing laurel wreath and Atef crown (Egyptian white feather crown). Isis wearing headdress. Wheat ear in left field.

Script: Greek

Lettering: Χ

Reverse

God Apollo standing, facing left, leaning on column, holding laurel branch and bow. Omphalos (religious stone) at feet

Script: Greek

Lettering:
ΚΑΤΑ
ΝΑΙΩΝ

Mint

Catana, Sicily, modern-day Catania, Italy

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (216 BC - 205 BC)

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