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Ancient Coinage of Ionia, Chios

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BMC 12Chios, Ionia AR Didrachm. Circa 431-412 BC. Sphinx seated left, amphora before; all within wreath / Quadripartite incuse square. Baldwin 11. TextImage
BMC 41Ionian Islands Chios 3rd Century B.C. AE 16 mm. Sphinx seated left / Vine-wreath encircling two bands placed crosswise. TextImage
BMC 114Chios, Ionia, AE Dichalkon. 1-150 AD. 14mm, 1.8g. CI-W-N, Sphinx left, forepaw raised / DICA-LKON, amphora with pointed lower end, dotted border. BMC Ionia 114; Mionnet 3, 114.TextImage
BMC 119Chios, AE32 3 Assaria, ACCARIA, Sphinx sitting left, TRIA in ex. / EPI AR CPR EIMOU DIC around, XIWN below, Apollo and Dionysos standing facing each other to left and right of altar, crescent between them. BMC 119. TextImage
Chios, Ionia, AE24, 2 Assaria, Roman Times, ACCARIA around, DVW below, sphinx sitting right / EP ARAUCRU COGONOUCI around, W-N across fields, round bodied amphora. BMC 133. TextImage
Baldwin 36Ionia, Islands off. Chios. Circa 460-440 BC. AR Didrachm. Sphinx seated left; grapes and amphora before / Quadripartite incuse square. TextImage
Baldwin 98bChios, Ionia AR Tetradrachm. ca 375-350 BC. Heridanos, magistrate. Sphinx seated left, amphora surmounted by grape-bunch before / Quadripartite incuse square, HPIDANOS across horizontal band; vertical striations within each quarter. Weber 6257. TextImage
CNG 61, 718Ionia, Islands off, Chios AR Tetradrachm. ca 412-350 BC. Sphinx seated left, amphora surmounted by grape-bunch before / Quadripartite incuse square, QEOKTHMWN across horizontal band; vertical striations within each quarter. TextImage
RPC 2415Chios, Ionia under Antiochos IV of Commagene, 38-72 AD, AR Drachm. Reduced Attic standard. Phesi-, magistrate. ca 60 AD. Sphinx seated left, holding wreath; FHSI in exergue / Amphora within wreath. SNG Cop 1629. TextImage
Sear #3508Chios, Ionia, AR Didrachm. Late 6th century BC. Archaic sphinx seated left, right foreleg raised / Incuse square, roughly quartered. TextImage
Sear #4594Chios, Ionia, AR didrachm. 5th century BC, Sphinx seated left, amphora before / Quadripartite incuse square. BMC 329.
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Sear #4602Ionia, Chios, AR Drachm. c430-350 BC Sphinx facing an amphora surmounted by a bunch of grapes / quadripartite incuse square.TextImage
Sear #4603Chios, Ionia, AR Drachm. c 420-350 BC. Sphinx seated left, amphora before. / Quadripartite incuse square, SWSTRA across one broad band, granulation within each quarter.TextObvRev
Sear #4610Chios, Ionia, AE17. c 2nd century BC. Sphinx seated left / XHNWN - XIOS either side of Amphora. TextObvRev
Sear #4617Chios, Ionia, AE14. 2nd to 1st century BC. Sphinx seated right / AISCINHS - CIOS to either side of Amphora, all in wreath. TextImage
Sear #4618Chios, Ionia, AE18. 2nd to 1st century BC. Sphinx seated left / Amphora. TextObvRev
SNGCop 1545Chios, Ionia. c. 478-431 BC. Silver Half Stater, 13mm (3.46 gm). Sphinx seated left, amphora to left / Quadripartite incuse square. TextImage
SNGCop 1586Ionia, Islands off. Chios. 190-84 BC. AE 17mm. Sphinx seated right, grapes before / CIOS, Amphora, corn ear to left; magistrate ASPAS. TextImage
SNGCop 1621Ionia, Chios. 190-84 B.C. AE 10 mm. Sphinx seated left / Amphora. TextImage
SNG Cop 1645Chios, Ionia, Pseudo-autonomous issue. AE obol, ca 100 AD. 9.80 g. OBOLOS, Sphinx sitting right, placing front paw on prow / CIWN, naked hero standing facing holding staff or spear, helmet at foot left. SNG Cop. 1645; SNG von Aulock 2281.TextImage
SNG Cop 1651Chios, Ionia. Pseudo-autonomous issue. 1st-2nd centuries AD. AE Assarion 22mm, 6.28 g. Sphinx seated right, raising forepaw; bunch of grapes to right / Chian amphora between two stars. SNG Copenhagen 1651.TextImage
SNGCop 1669Alliance Issue, Chios & Erythrae, AE20, (4.35g) Time of Gallienus, 253-268 AD, DHMOC XIWN, Head of Demos right, oval countermark on chin of Great God reclining, spearhead to left. / CIWN [ERU]QRAIWN OMONIOIA, Herakles striding right, brandishing club in right hand, left hand outstretched. SNG Fitz. 4493; Hunter 71; SNG Tuebingen 3271; Kurth 861. TextImage
SNGDel 2686Ionia, Islands off, Chios AR Drachm. Circa 2nd Century BC. Sphinx seated left; grapes before / XIOS left, amphora, cornucopiae to left; magistrate DEPKYLOS. SNG Lockett 2865, Weber 6270, Dewing 2329. TextImage
SNGvA 2275ISLANDS off IONIA. Chios. Circa 431-412 BC. AR Drachm. Sphinx seated left; grapes & amphora in front / Quadripartite granulated incuse square. TextImage
Traite 1964Chios, Ionia AR Tetradrachm. Circa 412-350 BC. Skymnos, magistrate. Sphinx seated left, amphora surmounted by grape-bunch before / Quadripartite incuse square, SKUMNOS across horizontal band; vertical striations within each quarter. Baldwin 95. TextImage
Winterthur 3237Chios, Ionia, AE 2 Assaria, Pseudo-autonomous issue, 3rd c. AD. 5.83 g. ACARIA DUW, Sphinx sitting right, head turned back, front paw on amphora / EP AR AY CRUCOGONOU CIWN, naked warrior standing facing, holding staff or spear. Winterthur 3237.TextImage
See also: Perseus Project database, coins of Chios
Entry for Ionia, Chios on the Digital Historia Numorum
Search for Chius in the British SNG Volumes' Database at the Fitzwilliam Museum
Search for Chios at AsiaMinorCoins.com
Search for Chius in the ANS Database
Search for Chius in the RPC IV (Antonines) database at the Ashmolean Museum
Search for Chios at AncientImports.com
Search for Chios at Incitatus Coins

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