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A work made of bronze.

Coin Depicting a Sphinx

138-217 (?)

Roman; Chios, Ionia (now Turkey)

Roman Empire

The front (obverse) of this coin shows a seated sphinx, facing to the left. On the back (reverse), a transport amphora (storage jar) appears between two stars.

Bronze

Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium