Chios Hardwick 1991 Chian 490-480, Silver, struck at Chios, 490–480 BC. Obverse: sphinx seated; in field, amphora sphinx assis ; dans le champ, amphore. Reverse: four-part square incuse. Weight about 7.8 g, diameter 17.6 mm.
| mint | Chios | weight | 7.80g (8) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀17.6 (8) |
| denomination | — | axis | ↕ (0) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
obverse
Sphinx seated; in field, amphora Sphinx assis ; dans le champ, amphore
reverse
Four-part square incuse
specimens (11)
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British Museum
7.94g
⌀17.0
British Museum
7.70g
⌀17.0
British Museum
7.66g
⌀17.0
British Museum
7.80g
⌀17.0
British Museum
7.84g
⌀16.0
British Museum
7.82g
⌀21.0
British Museum
7.77g
⌀18.0
British Museum
7.88g
⌀18.0
BnF (IRIS)
BnF (IRIS)
BnF (IRIS)
Cite this coin
Chios Hardwick 1991 Chian 490-480 (chios_hardwick_1991_chian_490-480), 490–480 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/chios-hardwick-1991-chian-490-480/ (accessed: 2026-09-12). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA