Roman Provincial coin – HCR150576

Obverse

Inscription:

[ΑϹϹΑΡ]ΙΑ ΤΡΙΑ

Design:

Sphinx seated, right, raising left forepaw over prow; dotted border

Reverse

Inscription:

ƐΠΙ ΑΡΧ ΚΟ ΟΥΑ ΠΡƐΙΜΟΥ ΧΙΩΝ

Design:

Amphora between two eight-rayed stars and two groups of one poppy and two ears of corn; dotted border

Information

Period

Roman Provincial

Person

Quintus Valerius Primus (Chios), archon (magistrate)

Mint

Chios

Denomination

3 Assaria

Material

bronze

Technique

struck

Dating

c. 138 – 192 CE (according to RPC)

Note

; diameter set to 11 because was null (and was therefore uneditable)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

15.03

Axis

Diameter (mm)

29.8

Acquisition method

deposit

Acquisition collection reference

1315

Acquisition date

1940

Source

Christ Church

Acquisition credit

Deposited by Christ Church, 1940.

Reference

RPC online : https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coin/175115

This specimen

Yes

Contributors to this coin record

autouploader, cgallacher, corchard