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Coin ID #7398

Chios (BC 412-334) Tetradrachm

ca 412-350 BC. AR Tetradrachm (14.90g). Sokrates, magistrate. Sphinx seated left, amphora surmounted by grape-bunch to left / Quadripartite incuse square, ΣΩΚΡΑΤΗΣ across horizontal band; vertical striations within each quarter. Light old scratch at reverse edge, toned, VF. Rare. Apparently unpublished magistrate.

File information
Filename:33163.jpg
City/Mint name:Chios
Keywords:silver / classical
References:Baldwin, AJN 1914, 62 var. (magistrate); BMC 28 var.
Valuation:Spink Sale 4018 (10/2004), lot 124 (est. GBP 2,800; unsold)
Photo courtesy of:Spink - www.spink.com
Filesize:33 KiB
Date added:Aug 25, 2010
Dimensions:500 x 250 pixels
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