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Drachm
| Issuer | Chalkis |
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| Year | 338 BC - 308 BC |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
| Reverse lettering | ΧΑΛ (Translation: (C)halkis) |
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Chalkis sat at the northern end of the Euboean strait — a position that made it commercially vital and politically exposed in equal measure. The thirty-year window bracketing this issue saw the city absorbing the consequences of Macedonian expansion: Philip II's decisive victory at Chaeronea in 338 BC effectively ended meaningful Greek autonomy, and Chalkis found itself navigating Macedonian dominance through the reigns of both Philip and the early years of Alexander. Local silver coinage continued under these constraints, a practical necessity for a trading port regardless of who held regional authority.