Catalog
Drachm - Derkylos
| Issuer | Chios |
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| Year | 100 BC - 86 BC |
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| Weight | 3.82 g |
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| Obverse description | Sphinx seated left in three-quarter view upon a ground line, with wings furled and serpentine tail curling upward behind; a bunch of grapes appears in the field before the creature. The entire design is enclosed within a border of raised dots. The style is characteristic of late Hellenistic Chian coinage, rendered with fine naturalistic detail. |
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| Reverse description | Amphora displayed centrally in the field, with a cornucopia to the left and the name of the eponymous magistrate inscribed to the right; the ethnic of the issuing city appears below or adjacent. The composition is typical of the civic coinage of Chios during the late Hellenistic period, with magistrate names serving as dating control marks. |
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| Mintage | ND (100 BC - 86 BC) |
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