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Coin of Chios with seated sphinx, struck under Valerius Primus
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
2nd century A.D.
Mint: Asia: Ionia (Islands off), Chios
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 31 mm. Weight: 14.94 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III
Accession Number64.543
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Sphinx seated right, forepaw on prow.
Inscription in Greek around and in exergue.
Reverse: Amphora (Chiote), flanked by two stars and two loops.
Inscription in Greek around and in fields.
Inscription in Greek around and in exergue.
Reverse: Amphora (Chiote), flanked by two stars and two loops.
Inscription in Greek around and in fields.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: R. Cyril Lockett Collection; by date unknown: Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III Collection; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III to MFA, April 8, 1964