Catalog
Chalkon - Stratonikos
| Issuer | Chios |
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| Year | 190 BC - 88 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | The obverse depicts the iconic sphinx of Chios seated to the right, rendered in compact relief characteristic of Hellenistic civic bronze coinage. The mythological creature is shown with folded wings and a raised forepaw, with a club or staff placed upright before it in the field. The design occupies the majority of the flan, with no surrounding legend, the sphinx serving as the principal civic symbol of the island of Chios. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features an amphora shown in full, a standard secondary type on Chian bronze coinage representing the island's renowned wine trade. Flanking the amphora, the Greek legend identifies the issuing magistrate, with the ethnic ΧΙΟΣ appearing alongside the magistrate's name ΣΤΡΑΤΟΝΙΚΟΣ. The lettering is arranged vertically to the right of the amphora, executed in the characteristic epigraphic style of late Hellenistic Chian civic issues. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΣΤΡΑΤΟΝΙΚΟΣ ΧΙΟΣ (Translation: Stratonikos) |
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