Dichalkon 400 BC

Reverse

Caduceus surmounted by a point; in the left and right fields, the ethnicity of the city in abbreviated form

Script: Greek

Lettering: Π-Α

Edge

Rough

Comment

The island of Cephalonia is famous for being home to the city of Ithaca, the homeland of Ulysses, whose journey home is recounted by Homer in the Odyssey.

This type is poorly referenced (not mentioned in Greek coins and their values).

This is an automatic translation. The original text is:

L'île de Céphalonie est connue pour abriter la cité d'Ithaque, terre natale d'Ulysse dont les péripéties qu'il connaît pour rejoindre ses foyers nous sont racontées par Homère dans l'Odyssée.

Ce type est mal référencé (non mentionné dans le Greek coins and their values).

Interesting fact

The Dichalkon coin was used as a form of currency in the ancient Greek city of Pale (Cephalonia) and had a unique design. One side of the coin features the image of a man's head, while the other side features an image of a bull. This design was meant to symbolize the strength and power of the city and its people.

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