Chios Lagos 1998 Cistophoric drachms, Silver, struck at Chios, 50 BC – 50 AD. Obverse: sphinx seated; in field, bunch of grapes and prow of a ship; all in a round border of dots sphinx assis; dans le champ gauche, grappe de raisin et proue de navire; le tout dans un. Reverse: amphora; border of dots amphore dans un. Weight about 3.0 g, diameter 18.3 mm.
| mint | Chios | weight | 3.00g (3) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀18.3 (3) |
| denomination | — | axis | 8↕ (3) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
obverse
Sphinx seated; in field, bunch of grapes and prow of a ship; all in a round border of dots Sphinx assis; dans le champ gauche, grappe de raisin et proue de navire; le tout dans un
reverse
Amphora; border of dots Amphore dans un
specimens (4)
British Museum
3.06g
⌀19.0
6↕
British Museum
2.99g
⌀18.0
6↕
British Museum
2.95g
⌀18.0
12↕
BnF (IRIS)
Cite this coin
Chios Lagos 1998 Cistophoric drachms (chios_lagos_1998_cistophoric_drachms), 50 BC – 50 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/chios-lagos-1998-cistophoric-drachms/ (accessed: 2026-09-12). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA