RPC II, 961


Image of specimen #3

Coin type
URI	https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/2/961 json ttl rdf xml epidoc
Volume	II
Number	961
Province	Asia
Subprovince	Conventus of Pergamum
Region	Ionia
City	Chios
Reign	Uncertain
Issue	With denomination names
Dating	Late first century AD?
Obverse inscription	ΧΙωΝ
Edition	Χίων
Translation	of the Chians
Obverse design	sphinx seated, right, with paw over prow
Reverse inscription	ΟΒΟΛΟϹ
Edition	ὀβολός
Translation	obol
Reverse design	cantharus in ivy wreath
Metal	copper-based alloy
Average diameter	29 mm
Average weight	12.44 g
Axis	11, 12
Reference	Mavrogordato 104a
Specimens	5 (3 in the core collections)

Number	Number	Museum	Bibliography	Diameter	Weight	Axis	More
1	1	P: 3214 = 5172		30	12.56		Show
2	2	V		30	10.75		Show
3	3 ✸		Gorny & Mosch 249, 11 Oct. 2017, lot 426		10.43		Show
4	4		CNG EA 539, 31 May 2023, lot 430	28.5	13.54	12	Show
5	5	O		27.7	14.92	11	Show