Catalog
Chalkon - Euchenos
| Issuer | Chios |
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| Year | 190 BC - 84 BC |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Reverse description | A tall amphora depicted centrally in the field, flanked on either side by the divided Greek legend naming the magistrate Euchenos, with ΧΙΟΣ identifying the issuing city. The entire composition is enclosed within an oak wreath border, the leaves of which are visible around the coin's periphery. The design is characteristic of the civic bronze coinage of Chios during the late Hellenistic period, with the amphora serving as a standard civic type referencing the island's renowned wine trade. |
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| Reverse lettering | EYΞEN[OΣ] ΧΙΟΣ (Translation: Euchenos, magistrate.) |
| Edge | Plain |
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