Chios Lagos 1998 Series 16, Bronze, struck at Chios, 290–270 BC. Obverse: sphinx seated; in left field, bunch of grapes sphinx assis.. Reverse: amphora amphore. Weight about 2.6 g, diameter 14.8 mm.
| mint | Chios | weight | 2.59g (6) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀14.8 (4) |
| denomination | — | axis | 5↕ (6) |
| material | Bronze | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
obverse
Sphinx seated; in left field, bunch of grapes Sphinx assis.
reverse
Amphora Amphore
specimens (9)
British Museum
4.65g
⌀15.0
6↕
British Museum
3.82g
⌀17.0
6↕
British Museum
3.99g
⌀16.0
6↕
British Museum
0.85g
⌀11.0
11↕
BnF (IRIS)
BnF (IRIS)
BnF (IRIS)
National Museum of Denmark
1.21g
National Museum of Denmark
1.00g
Cite this coin
Chios Lagos 1998 Series 16 (chios_lagos_1998_16), 290–270 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/chios-lagos-1998-series-16/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA