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Drachm: Female Head (obverse); Eagle (reverse)
337–308 BC
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
Minted after a period of Athenian domination, this coin from Chalkis features two traditional symbols of its home island Euboia: a female head and an eagle battling a snake. What distinguishes this issue from earlier types, however, are the smooth, rounded face and deep-set eyes of the woman on the obverse, who may represent the goddess Euboia herself.
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- Title: Drachm: Female Head (obverse); Eagle (reverse)
- Date Created: 337–308 BC
- Physical Dimensions: Diameter: 1.7 cm (11/16 in.)
- Type: Coins
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.972
- Medium: silver
- Inscriptions: ΧΑΛ
- Fun Fact: On the reverse is Chalkis’s 3-letter abbreviation ΧΑΛ (CHAL).
- Department: Greek and Roman Art
- Culture: Greek, minted at Chalkis (Euboia)
- Credit Line: Gift of J. H. Wade
- Collection: GR - Greek
- Accession Number: 1916.972
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