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Tetrobol - Tharsi...
| Issuer | Chalkis (Euboia) |
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| Year | 180 BC - 146 BC |
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| Weight | 2.63 g |
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| Reverse description | Galley prow oriented to the right, depicted with three rows of oars rendered as horizontal bars and a prominent curved cutwater at the bow. A small aplustre or stern ornament rises at the upper right. The ethnic abbreviation ΧΑΛ appears in the upper left field and the magistrate's name ΘΑΡΣΙ is inscribed in the lower field, divided across both sides of the prow, all in Greek characters. |
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| Mint | Chalkis |
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Chalkis was one of the most active minting cities in the ancient Greek world, but its output contracted sharply during the second century BC as Roman influence over Euboia tightened following the defeat of the Macedonian king Perseus at Pydna in 168 BC. The city lost effective autonomy not long after, and the destruction of Corinth in 146 BC — the same terminal date assigned to this issue — marked a reorganization of Greek civic life that effectively ended many independent mint operations across the region.
BCD Euboia 264 is a well-documented specimen in the Peus sale of the BCD collection, providing one of the firmer anchor points for attributing this otherwise difficult series.