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Didrachm of Chios with seated sphinx
Greek
Late Archaic Period
about 500–490 B.C.
Mint: Ionia (Islands off), Chios
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 18 mm. Weight: 7.91 gm.
Credit Line
Julia Bradford Huntington James Fund
Accession Number11.1801
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 1944.
DescriptionObverse: Sphinx seated left.
Amphora in field at left.
All within a wreath.
Reverse: Incuse square divided into four squares by raised lines.
Amphora in field at left.
All within a wreath.
Reverse: Incuse square divided into four squares by raised lines.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren: October 16, 1911: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren for $ 17,291.36 (this figure is the total price for MFA 11.1756-11.1808)