Chalkon - Platon

Kolophon's bronze coinage of this period was struck during a stretch of acute political instability — the city changed hands multiple times between Persian-backed dynasts and Macedonian influence as Alexander's campaigns reshaped the Aegean coast. Small bronzes like this chalkon circulated locally when silver was being hoarded or extracted as tribute. The Milne and Weber references both place this type within a tightly defined sequence, suggesting relatively controlled output from a single issuing authority despite the turbulence above it.