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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Drachm of Chalkis
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art

Drachm of Chalkis

Place CreatedChalkis, Greece, Europe
CultureGreek
PeriodClassical
Dateca. 338-308 BCE
MediumSilver
Credit LineGift of H. Burke Nicholson, Jr.
Dimensions5/8 x 5/8 in., 0.12 oz (1.6 x 1.6 cm, 3.5 g)
Object number2005.078.025
Label TextObverse: Head of the nymph Chalkis to right

Reverse: Eagle with spread wings, grappling with serpent, with ΛΛX (control marks) in right field
Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Installation, September 29, 2014 - August 2020
ProvenanceEx coll. H. Burke Nicholson, Jr., Atlanta, Georgia, purchased from Spink & Son, Ltd., London, England.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Greek and Roman Art
Technical NotesDie Axis: 12