Three-assaria coin of Chios under the Antonines
CoinsRoman Provincial2nd century CE

Three-assaria coin of Chios under the Antonines

138-192

Description

Obv.: Sphinx seated to r., with r. fore-paw raised; in front, a prow. Above: ACCAPIA retrograde; in exergue: TPIA Rev.: Apolloon l. holding patera and Dionysos on r., holding thyrsos and cantharos, both standing facing and clad in himatia; between them, a flaming altar. In lower fields l. and r, XIWN.

Classification
Coins
Technique
Struck
Medium
Bronze
Culture
Roman Provincial
Period
Roman Imperial period, Middle
Century
2nd century CE
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

15.06 g

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