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Didrachm of Chios with sphinx
Greek
Late Archaic Period
510–500 B.C.
Mint: Ionia (Islands off), Chios; Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 15 mm. Weight: 7.68 gm.
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number86.821
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 1946.
DescriptionObverse: Sphinx seated profile to left.
Before it an amphora.
Reverse: Four incuse squares. Die mark.
Before it an amphora.
Reverse: Four incuse squares. Die mark.
ProvenanceFrom Naukratis. 1885: excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the EEF by the Egyptian government; October 28, 1885: voted to the MFA at EEF general meeting; sent over February 1886. (Accession date: 1886).