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Tetradrachm - Eorynomos
| Issuer | Chios |
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| Year | 380 BC - 350 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse lettering | EOPYNOMOΣ (Translation: Eorynomos) |
| Edge | Plain |
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Chios operated as a prosperous Aegean trading hub throughout the fourth century BC, and its silver coinage circulated widely across the eastern Mediterranean commercial networks. The island maintained enough political autonomy during this period — navigating carefully between Athenian pressure and Persian influence following the King's Peace of 387 BC — to sustain an independent mint with consistent output. The magistrate name Eorynomos appearing on this issue places it within a series catalogued by Mavrogordato as among the more legibly attributed of the mid-century emissions.
Chian tetradrachms of this phase are notably underweight relative to the Attic standard, reflecting the island's adherence to its own traditional weight system.