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Drachm of Chios with seated sphinx, struck under Derkylos
Greek
Hellenistic Period
about 100–86 B.C.
Mint: Ionia (Islands off), Chios
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 22 mm. Weight: 3.68 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number65.82
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Sphinx seated left. In front, bunch of grapes.
Reverse: Amphora. At left, cornucopia.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Amphora. At left, cornucopia.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceFrom a hoard (MFA 65.62-65.99) found in 1960 at Çesme; 1960: purchased from a Greek dealer on behalf of MFA by Cornelius C. Vermeule III; purchased by MFA from Cornelius C. Vermeule III, February 10, 1965