Chalcidian League (c. 430-348 BC)
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The Chalcidian League, also referred to as the Olynthians or the Chalcidians in Thrace to distinguish them from the Chalcidians in Euboea, was a federal state that existed on the Chalcidice peninsula, on the shores of the northwest Aegean Sea, from around 430 BCE until it was destroyed by Philip II of Macedon in 348 BCE.
Die Studies
| Item | Image | MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made. | WeightCarter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum) |
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| AC 157 - Olynthus (Chalcidian League), silver, tetrobols (432-358 BCE) | 
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Silver | 4,007 kg |
| AC 156 - Olynthus (Chalcidian League), silver, tetradrachms (420-348 BCE) | 
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Silver | 29,172 kg |
| AC 156a - Olynthus (Chalcidian League), silver, staters (420-358 BCE) | 
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Silver | 1,655 kg |
| AC 160 - Olynthus (Chalcidian League), bronze, module C (410-352 BCE) | Bronze | ||
| AC 158 - Olynthus (Chalcidian League), bronze, module A (400-348 BCE) | 
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Bronze | |
| AC 159 - Olynthus (Chalcidian League), bronze, module B (400-352 BCE) | 
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Bronze |
Overstriking coins
| Item | Overstriking coinImage of the overstriking coin | MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made. | DateIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | Overstruck typeImage of the overstruck variety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28707 - Olynthus (tetradrachm Apollo/lyra) over Olynthus (Apollo/lyra) (Numismatica Ars Classica, 66, Oct. 2012, 26) | 
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Silver | 355 BC JL | 
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Overstruck coins
| Item | Overstruck typeImage of the overstruck variety | MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made. | DateIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | Overstriking coinImage of the overstriking coin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28707 - Olynthus (tetradrachm Apollo/lyra) over Olynthus (Apollo/lyra) (Numismatica Ars Classica, 66, Oct. 2012, 26) |
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Silver | 355 BC JL |
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Chalcidian League 
| TypeType of authority. ᵖ | League |
| Nomisma IDNomisma ID | chalcidian_league |
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Literature
- RQEMAC (6 mentions)
- HGC 3.1 (5 mentions)
- Robinson - Clement 1938 (4 mentions)
- Psoma 2001 (3 mentions)
