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The Sphinx on Ancient Coins
Chios, Islands off Ionia, c. 210 - 190 B.C., Civic Coinage in the Name and Types of Alexander the Great

|Macedonian| |Kingdom|, |Chios,| |Islands| |off| |Ionia,| |c.| |210| |-| |190| |B.C.,| |Civic| |Coinage| |in| |the| |Name| |and| |Types| |of| |Alexander| |the| |Great||tetradrachm|
Chios, in the Aegean Sea, 7 kilometers (4.3 miles) off the Anatolian coast, is the fifth largest of the Greek islands. At the end of the 7th century B.C., Chios became one of the first cities to strike coins, establishing the sphinx as its symbol. It maintained this tradition for almost 900 years. Based on the huge necropolis at the main city of Chios, by the 5th to 4th centuries B.C., the island had grown to an estimated population of over 120,000 (2 - 3 times the current population). During the Hellenistic period, the Chios became famous for the high quality of its wine and was the largest exporter of Greek wine. Chian amphoras, with a characteristic sphinx emblem and bunches of grape have been found as far away as Gaul, Upper Egypt and Southern Russia. After the Roman conquest Chios became part of the province of Asia. The Empire ceded Chios to the Republic of Genoa in 1261.
SH90706. Silver tetradrachm, Price 2375 corr. (form of monogram); Bauslaugh Posthumous Series 41A corr. (same); Müller Alexander 1096; Mektepini Hoard 340 - 341; HGC 6 1133 (S), gVF, light corrosion and marks, weight 16.860 g, maximum diameter 29.6 mm, die axis 0o, Islands of Ionia, Chios mint, c. 210 - 190 B.C.; obverse head of Herakles right, wearing Nemean Lion skin, scalp over head, forepaws tied at neck; reverse AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus enthroned left, right leg drawn back, throne with high back, eagle in extended right hand, long scepter vertical behind in left hand, monogram over sphinx seated left in lower left field, monogram under throne; scarce; SOLD


Dynasts of Lycia, Uvug, c. 470 - 440 B.C.

|Lycia|, |Dynasts| |of| |Lycia,| |Uvug,| |c.| |470| |-| |440| |B.C.||half| |siglos|
Lycia had a single monarch, who ruled the entire country, subject to Persian policy, from a palace at Xanthos. The monarchy was hereditary, hence the term "dynast" has come into use among English-speaking scholars. Lycian inscriptions indicate the monarch was titled khntawati. Some members of the dynasty were Iranian, but mainly it was native Lycian. The names of the dynasts are known mostly from coin inscriptions.
SH66266. Silver half siglos, Vismara II 92; SNGvA 4119; SNG Cop 17; BMC Lycia p. 16, 73, gVF, weight 3.005 g, maximum diameter 15.0 mm, die axis 180o, c. 470 - 440 B.C.; obverse forepart of winged man-faced bull right; reverse young female (Sphinx?) head right, Lycian inscription upward on left OFOV (Uvug), all in a dotted square within incuse square; SOLD


Domitian, 13 September 81 - 18 September 96 A.D., Roman Provincial Egypt

|Roman| |Egypt|, |Domitian,| |13| |September| |81| |-| |18| |September| |96| |A.D.,| |Roman| |Provincial| |Egypt||obol|
The Sphinx on the reverse appears to be a depiction of the famous Great Sphinx of Giza, the oldest known monumental sculpture, and still the largest monolith statue in the world.
RX65876. Bronze obol, Milne 510; Dattari 572; RPC II 2646; Kampmann-Ganschow 24.182; Geissen 397 var. (date above); BMC Alexandria p. 40, 336 var. (same), aF, scratches, weight 2.274 g, maximum diameter 16.5 mm, die axis 0o, Alexandria mint, 29 Sep 91 - 28 Sep 92 A.D.; obverse AYT KAICAP ΔOMIT CEB ΓEPM (starting at 1:00), laureate head left; reverse Sphinx reclining right, L IA (year 11) in exergue; budget example of a very expensive type; very rare; SOLD


Chios, Islands off Ionia, c. 431 - 412 B.C.

|Other| |Ionia|, |Chios,| |Islands| |off| |Ionia,| |c.| |431| |-| |412| |B.C.||drachm|
Chios, in the Aegean Sea, 7 kilometers (4.3 miles) off the Anatolian coast, is the fifth largest of the Greek islands. At the end of the 7th century B.C., Chios became one of the first cities to strike coins, establishing the sphinx as its symbol. It maintained this tradition for almost 900 years. Based on the huge necropolis at the main city of Chios, by the 5th to 4th centuries B.C., the island had grown to an estimated population of over 120,000 (2 - 3 times the current population). During the Hellenistic period, the Chios became famous for the high quality of its wine and was the largest exporter of Greek wine. Chian amphoras, with a characteristic sphinx emblem and bunches of grape have been found as far away as Gaul, Upper Egypt and Southern Russia. After the Roman conquest Chios became part of the province of Asia. The Empire ceded Chios to the Republic of Genoa in 1261.
GA71652. Silver drachm, SNG Cop 1546, SNGvA 2275, Rosen 607, Baldwin Chios 79, SGCV II 4600, VF, attractive style, well centered on a tight flan, weight 3.558 g, maximum diameter 13.5 mm, Islands of Ionia, Chios mint, c. 431 - 412 B.C.; obverse Sphinx seated left, grapes over amphora before, the whole on a circular raised shield; reverse Incuse square divided into four square compartments by fine cross lines, surface of compartments is roughened by design of the die (not wear); SOLD


Chios, Islands off Ionia, c. 435 - 425 B.C.

|Other| |Ionia|, |Chios,| |Islands| |off| |Ionia,| |c.| |435| |-| |425| |B.C.||stater| |or| |didrachm|
Chios was one of the first cities to strike coins, taking the sphinx as its symbol, a tradition maintained for almost 900 years. In 546 B.C. Chios became subject to the Persia. It was liberated by the Persia defeat at the Battle of Mycale in 479 B.C. When the Athenians formed the Delian League, Chios joined as one of the few members who did not have to pay tribute but instead supplied ships.
GS110596. Silver stater or didrachm, cf. BMC Ionia p. 329, 6; SNG Online III Lockett 2858; SNG Cop 1543; HGC 6 1121, F, off center, weight 7.775 g, maximum diameter 16.8 mm, Islands of Ionia, Chios mint, c. 435 - 425 B.C.; obverse winged sphinx seated left, archaic curved wings, long hair, both forelegs visible, bunch of grapes above amphora before, all on a raised disk (shield?); reverse rough quadripartite incuse square; from the CEB Collection; very rare; SOLD


Antoninus Pius, August 138 - 7 March 161 A.D., Roman Provincial Egypt

|Antoninus| |Pius|, |Antoninus| |Pius,| |August| |138| |-| |7| |March| |161| |A.D.,| |Roman| |Provincial| |Egypt||drachm|
RX39365. Bronze drachm, Dattari 3088; Milne 2249; Emmett 1682; Geissen -; BMC Alexandria -; SNG Cop -, F, weight 19.592 g, maximum diameter 33.6 mm, die axis 0o, Alexandria mint, 29 Aug 153 - 28 Aug 154 A.D.; obverse AYT K T AIΛI AΔP ANTWNINOC CEB EYC, laureate head left; reverse L IZ (year 17), sphinx seated right, wings raised, left forepaw on wheel, kalathos on head; SOLD


Chios, Islands off Ionia, 2nd Century A.D.

|Other| |Ionia|, |Chios,| |Islands| |off| |Ionia,| |2nd| |Century| |A.D.||1| |1/2| |assarion|
Rare and interesting coin naming the denomination! Chios also minted coins of 1 assarion, 2 assaria ACCAPIA ΔYO and 3 assaria ACCAPIA TPIA.
GB39993. Bronze 1 1/2 assarion, SNG Cop 1650 and 1661 var.; BMC Ionia p. 343, 127 and p. 345, 136-7 var.; SNGvA -, VF, weight 7.041 g, maximum diameter 24.7 mm, die axis 180o, Islands of Ionia, Chios mint, obverse XIΩN, Sphinx seated right, forepaw resting on amphora, club in exergue; reverse ACCAPION HMVCV, crossed thyrsi, grapes above, stars in fields, all within grape vine wreath; rare; SOLD


Hadrian, 11 August 117 - 10 July 138 A.D., Roman Provincial Egypt

|Hadrian|, |Hadrian,| |11| |August| |117| |-| |10| |July| |138| |A.D.,| |Roman| |Provincial| |Egypt||drachm|
SH54377. Bronze drachm, Milne 1428, Geissen 1138, BMC Alexandria 847, Dattari 1996 var. (date arrangement), Kampmann-Ganschow 32.603, Emmett 1053, F, weight 23.675 g, maximum diameter 34.6 mm, die axis 0o, Alexandria mint, 133 - 134 A.D.; obverse AVT KAIC TPAIAN AΔPIANOC CEB, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; reverse LI - H (year 18), winged Sphinx seated left, right paw on wheel, kalathos on head, drapery on chest; great type - large bronze with an attractive Sphinx!; SOLD


Egyptian, Ptolemaic -­ Roman Period, Gilded Beeswax Spinx, c. 100 B.C. - 100 A.D.

|Egyptian| |Antiquities|, |Egyptian,| |Ptolemaic| |-­| |Roman| |Period,| |Gilded| |Beeswax| |Spinx,| |c.| |100| |B.C.| |-| |100| |A.D.|
Many examples of this type of amulet were found in the now famous "Valley of the Golden Mummies," at the Bahariya Oasis in Egypt.
AS31297. 3 cm (1 1/8") long, holed through the head for attachment to the bandages of the deceased along other amulets, Choice, SOLD


Hadrian, 11 August 117 - 10 July 138 A.D., Roman Provincial Egypt

|Roman| |Egypt|, |Hadrian,| |11| |August| |117| |-| |10| |July| |138| |A.D.,| |Roman| |Provincial| |Egypt||drachm|
SH66763. Bronze drachm, Milne 1428, Geissen 1138, BMC Alexandria 847, Dattari 1996 var. (date arrangement), Kampmann-Ganschow 32.603, Emmett 1053, F, weight 22.609 g, maximum diameter 34.0 mm, die axis 0o, Alexandria mint, 29 Aug 133 - 28 Aug 134 A.D.; obverse AVT KAIC TPAIAN AΔPIANOC CEB, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; reverse LI - H (year 18), winged Sphinx seated left, right paw on wheel, kalathos on head, drapery on chest; great type - large bronze with an attractive Sphinx!; SOLD




  




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