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Coin of Chios with sphinx
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 98–117
Mint: Asia: Ionia (Islands off), Chios
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 34.5 mm. Weight: 21.39 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number2002.659
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Sphinx to left with right foot placed on ship's prow.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Apollo and Bacchus standing frontally. Both wear himations around their lower body. Apollo holds a phiale and bow. Bacchus holds a kantharos and thyrsos.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Apollo and Bacchus standing frontally. Both wear himations around their lower body. Apollo holds a phiale and bow. Bacchus holds a kantharos and thyrsos.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 2002: with Edward J. Waddell, Ltd., P.O. Box 3759, Frederick, MD 21705-3759 (said by him to come from an American private collection); purchased by MFA from Edward J. Waddell, Ltd., December 18, 2002