Islands off Ionia
Coin #32
Issuing Authority
Islands off Ionia
Leader/ruler
oligarchic government
Earliest Date (bc)
400
Latest Date (bc)
380
Mint
Chios
Metal
Silver
Diameter Mm
13.5
Weight Gm
3.46
Denomination
Drachm
Obverse Description
Sphinx seated left; to left, grape bunch above amphora; all on circular convex field
Reverse Description
Quadripartite incuse square
Grade
NVF
Peculiarities
Lightly toned, granular surfaces
Catalogue References
Mavrogordato 39; HGC 6, 1124
Provenance
CNG Triton XVIII Session 5, 22 January 2025, Lot 5143
Purchase Date
23-Jan-25