Chios
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The mint at the ancient site of Chios on Chios, off Ionia.
Die Studies
| Item | Image | MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made. | WeightCarter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chios (types of Alexander the Great), silver, tetradrachms (280-160 BCE) | 
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Silver | 31,630 kg |
| Chios (types of Alexander the Great), silver, drachms (280-220 BCE) | 
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Silver | 1,998 kg |
| Chios (types of Alexander the Great), gold, staters (270-220 BCE) | 
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Gold | 200,005 kg |
Overstriking coins
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Overstruck coins
| Item | Overstruck typeImage of the overstruck variety | MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made. | DateIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | Overstriking coinImage of the overstriking coin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2366 - Rhodes (AE - Rhodos/rose) over Chios (Sphinx/amphora) (Ashton coll.) | .jpg)
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Bronze | 350 BC JL | 
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| 3450 - Chios (Alexander the Great) (drachm Heracles/Zeus) over Chios (Sphinx/incuse square) (CNG, MBS 81, May 2009, 341) | 
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Silver | 290 BC JL | .jpg){kind=small}
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| 3012 - Chios (Alexander the Great) (drachm Heracles/Zeus) over Chios (Sphinx/incuse square) (Ebay Lanz, Aug. 2018) |
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Silver | 290 BC JL | 
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| 2016 - Chios (AE - Sphinx/amphora) over Chios (Sphinx/two bands) (ebay Pavlos Pavlou, Jan. 2020) | .jpg)
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Bronze | 290 BC JL | 
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| 2178 - Chios (AE - Sphinx/amphora) over Chios (Sphinx/two bands) (Heritage Auctions, 231749, Dec. 2017, 61050) |
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Bronze | 290 BC JL | 
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Description 
| Nomisma IDNomisma ID | chios |
| Definition: | The mint at the ancient site of Chios on Chios, off Ionia. |
| Pleiades IDUnique ID of the Pleiades place resource | 550496 |
| Ancient regionAncient region. | Ionia
Nomisma: ionia |
| Modern countryModern country | Greece |
| CoordinatesGeographical coorindates | 38.374769° N, 26.136818° E |
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