Kalchedon Silver Drachm GVF

Kalchedon was an ancient maritime town of Bithynia, in Asia Minor. It was located almost directly opposite Byzantium, and it is now a district of the city of Istanbul named Kadıköy. It was founded in 685 BC by Greek colonists from Megara in Attica, some seventeen years before Byzantium. These lovely silver drachms from Kalchedon, struck around 367-340 BC, proudly display the towns name with the Greek letters ΚΑΛΧ above a bull standing to left on an ear of grain. The reverse has a simple four part incuse square ‘Mill Sail’ pattern with granular surfaces. The coins grade Good Very Fine and are affordable, attractive early Greek silver coins priced to please.