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Drachm
| Issuer | Chalkis (Euboia) |
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| Year | 338 BC - 308 BC |
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| Diameter | 17.5 mm |
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| Obverse description | Bare head of the nymph Chalkis facing right, rendered in fine Late Classical style with delicately modelled features. The hair is elaborately dressed, drawn back in layered waves and secured with a diadem or band, with loose curls falling at the nape and before the ear. A pendant earring is visible below the ear. The portrait occupies the majority of the flan, with a plain field to the right. |
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| Reverse description | An eagle depicted in powerful flight to the right, its wings fully extended and rendered with bold incised feather detail. The bird grips a writhing serpent firmly in its raised talons, with the snake's body coiling below. A small star or control mark appears to the right in the field. The ethnic inscription XAΛ is placed in the lower field, serving as the city abbreviation for Chalkis. The composition fills the flan with vigorous, assured engraving characteristic of Euboian coinage of the period. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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