ISLANDS OFF CARIA, Chalke. Circa 400-325 BC. Chalkous (Bronze, 8 mm, 0.61 g, 4 h). Female head to right. Rev. X-A Spearhead. HGC 6, 1282. SNG München 806. SNG von Aulock 8736-8737 (as 'incertum'). Rare. Some corrosion, otherwise, very fine.


The attribution of this rare issue to the small island of Chalke (modern Halki), west of Rhodes, is not secured, but likely. The spearhead on the reverse may serve as a pun on the city's name, which translates as 'bronze'.