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Tetradrachm of Chios with sphinx, struck under Kephisokritos
Greek
Classical Period
412–350 B.C.
Mint: Ionia (Islands off), Chios
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 20 mm. Weight: 13.39 gm.
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number04.1047
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 1949.
DescriptionObverse: Sphinx with curled wing seated to left on line before amphora; her hair is in a knot.
Above amphora, a bunch of grapes.
Reverse: Two broad bands across a striped surface.
Inscription on one band.
Above amphora, a bunch of grapes.
Reverse: Two broad bands across a striped surface.
Inscription on one band.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Canon Greenwell Collection; July 1902: acquired from Canon Greenwell Collection by Edward Perry Warren (Regling, Die Griechischen Münzen der Sammlung Warren, no. 1144); September 1904: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren