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Drachm
| Issuer | Euboian League |
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| Year | 304 BC - 290 BC |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Bare head of the nymph Euboia facing left, rendered in fine archaic-influenced style with flowing wavy hair swept back and gathered in loose locks behind the neck. The facial features are delicately engraved, with a straight profile, slightly parted lips, and a naturalistic rendering characteristic of late Classical Greek coinage. The hair is elaborately detailed with incised waves and curling strands, conveying both divine femininity and artistic sophistication. The portrait occupies the full field of the flan, with no surrounding legend or border. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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The Euboian League was a short-lived federal experiment, reconstituted around 304 BC after Cassander's campaigns reshaped the political map of central Greece. Member cities — principally Chalkis, Eretria, and Histiaia — pooled their minting authority into a common federal coinage, of which this drachm is a product. The arrangement collapsed well before mid-century, making the entire series chronologically tight and the window for production narrower than the type's relative availability might suggest.