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Source Description
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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Document identity
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97343
label
Drachm: Female Head (obverse); Eagle (reverse)
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
97343
contentType
object
title
Drachm: Female Head (obverse); Eagle (reverse)
description
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.
date
337–308 BCE
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79481548
genreSpecific
Coins
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Diameter: 1.7 cm (11/16 in.)
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Greek, minted at Chalkis (Euboia)
accession
1916.972
Source extras
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silver
tombstone
Drachm: Female Head (obverse); Eagle (reverse), 337–308 BCE. Greek, minted at Chalkis (Euboia). Silver; diameter: 1.7 cm (11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1916.972
collection
GR - Greek
inscriptions
inscription
ΧΑΛ
inscription_translation
CHAL, indicates that this coin is from Chalkis
inscription_remark
Reverse
didYouKnow
On the reverse is Chalkis’s 3-letter abbreviation ΧΑΛ (CHAL).
creditline
Gift of J. H. Wade
updatedAt
2026-05-29 05:14:48.250000
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97343
dept
Greek and Roman Art
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GR - Greek
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silver
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1
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0
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photo
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