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Tetradrachm - Anaxagores
| Issuer | Chios (Ionia) |
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| Year | 380 BC - 350 BC |
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| Value | Tetradrachm (4) |
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| Obverse description | The civic emblem of Chios depicted as a sphinx seated left in high relief, rendered with fine archaic detail including a scaled wing fanned upward and a carefully articulated lion body with raised forepaw. The sphinx bears a female human head in left profile, with hair elaborately rendered in rows of curls. To the left of the sphinx, an amphora is positioned in the lower field with a grape bunch above it, symbols emblematic of Chios and its celebrated wine trade. The overall composition is characteristic of the refined Ionian engraving style of the early fourth century BC. |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
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| Edge | Plain |
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