Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square
Obverse: Within dotted circle, a sphinx with curled wing seated to the left
| Collection: | Arthur S. Dewing Collection |
| Context: | Samothrace |
| Material: | Silver |
| Denomination: | Hemidrachm |
| Actual Weight: | 2.06 |
| Die Axis: | - |
| Date: | ca. 530 BC - ca. 475 BC |
| Region: | Sporades |
| Period: | Archaic |
Obverse Type: Quadripartite incuse square
Date Description:
Late sixth century - 475 BC.
Collection History:
Robinson Collection Acq Spink, 27 Nov. 1931.
Commentary: W. Schwabacher, "Ein Fund archaischer Münzen von Samothrake," Transactions of the International Numismatic Congress 1936 (London, 1938), pp. 109-20. Schwabacher 2