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.

Provenance

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Drachm: Female Head (obverse); Eagle (reverse)

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337–308 BCE

Accession Number

1916.972

Medium

silver

Dimensions

Diameter: 1.7 cm (11/16 in.)

Classification

Coins

Museum

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Credit Line

Gift of J. H. Wade