RPC III, 1914

 

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Coin type
Volume III
Number 1914
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Pergamum
Region Ionia
City Chios
Reign Uncertain
Issue Group IIID: reign of Trajan or Hadrian?
Dating First half of the second century
Obverse inscription ΧΙΩΝ
Edition Χίων
Translation of the Chians
Obverse design sphinx seated right, lifting right paw over prow of galley; (below, star)
Reverse inscription ΟΜΗΡΟϹ
Edition Ὅμηρος
Translation Homer
Reverse design Homer seated on throne, right; he holds an opened scroll in his lap; sometimes, the letter Α is visible οn the scroll
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 19 mm
Average weight 3.87 g
Axis 6
Reference Mavrogordato 110η
Specimens 5 (4 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1949,0411.957 (ex Mavrogordato)
2 2     G: Chios 68 SNG 1389
3 3     ✸ G: Chios 68 SNG 1390
4 4     V: GR 37172, 5.27.
5 5     Savoca 122nd Blue, 25 Dec. 2021, lot 664