Catalog
Chalkon - Kephisid
| Issuer | Chios |
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| Year | 84 BC - 27 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Sphinx seated right in three-quarter view, with folded wings rendered in fine detail and a human head facing right. A bunch of grapes is depicted in the field before the creature, serving as a characteristic emblem of Chios. The design is executed in a bold, somewhat archaic style typical of late Hellenistic bronze coinage from the Aegean islands. The flan is irregular, and the relief is moderately high with broad flat fields. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΚΗΦΙΣΙ ΧΙΟΣ (Translation: Kephisid, magistrate.) |
| Edge | Plain |
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