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Chalkon - Kephisid
| Issuer | Chios |
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| Year | 84 BC - 27 BC |
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| Currency | Drachm |
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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 description | Amphora depicted centrally in high relief, its characteristic elongated body, narrow neck, and twin handles rendered with clarity. To the left of the amphora, a caduceus is visible in the field. The magistrate's name ΚΗΦΙΣΙ (Kephisid) appears to the right, with the ethnic ΧΙΟΣ completing the legend, identifying the issuing city of Chios. The inscription is arranged vertically in two columns flanking the central device, in characteristic late Hellenistic epigraphic style. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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