Chalkon - Amphipolis
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Features
| Issuer |
City of Amphipolis
(Macedon)  |
|---|---|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 148 BC - 30 BC |
| Value | Chalkon (1⁄48) |
| Currency | Drachm |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 3.1 g |
| Diameter | 17 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 402947 |
| References | HGC 3.1# 434 Oliver D. Hoover; 2016. Handbook of Coins of Macedon and Its Neighbors / Volume 3, Part 1. Macedon, Illyria, and Epeiros: Sixth to First Centuries BC. Classical Numismatic Group, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States / London, United Kingdom. |
Obverse
Wreathed head of Demeter, right.
Reverse
City name split by ear of grain.
Script: Greek
Lettering:
ΑΜΦΙΠΟ
ΛΙΤΟΝ
Translation: Amphipolis
Mint
Amphipolis, Macedonia, modern-day Amfipoli, GreeceSee also
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (148 BC - 30 BC) | after 148BC | ||||||||||||||
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