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Hemidrachm
| Issuer | Chalkis (Euboia) |
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| Year | 338 BC - 308 BC |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Reverse description | Eagle displayed in right profile with wings spread horizontally, grasping a hare firmly in both talons; the prey is rendered with its body suspended beneath the eagle in a vivid predatory scene. A crescent moon occupies the left field, serving as a civic symbol of Chalkis. The ethnic abbreviation XA appears in the field, identifying the issuing city. The composition is bold and dynamic, consistent with the characteristic eagle-and-hare type that served as the primary reverse device on Chalkidian silver coinage throughout the late Classical period. |
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| Reverse lettering | XA |
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Chalkis was among the cities forcibly enrolled in the League of Corinth after Philip II's victory at Chaironeia in 338 BC, which defines the opening boundary of this issue. The city retained limited autonomous coinage rights under Macedonian hegemony — an arrangement that became increasingly strained as Antigonos and his rivals dismembered Alexander's empire after 323 BC. This hemidrachm was likely struck to meet local commercial needs during a period when Euboian trade networks remained active despite the political disruptions overhead.
The closing date of 308 BC corresponds roughly with renewed Macedonian consolidation of Greek affairs under Kassander.