Chalkon - Philtes

Chios enjoyed unusual autonomy among Aegean island states during this period, having sided strategically with Alexander during his campaigns rather than resisting — a calculation that preserved its civic institutions and allowed continued local bronze production while much of the Greek world was absorbed into Macedonian administrative structures. The magistrate name Philtes appearing on this issue is one of several known from Chian bronze of this period, suggesting a rotating eponymous system for mint oversight rather than a permanent official.