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ISLANDS off IONIA, Chios. Circa 84-27 BC. Æ 14mm (4.24 g). Sphinx seated right / Amphora. Fine, unknown legend for this type.
The wine of Chios was famed throughout antiquity, and its distinctive amphoras, which feature so prominently on Chian coinage, have been found at ancient sites ranging from England to Egypt.