The numismatic chronicle and journal of the Royal Numismatic Society

50 J. MAVKOGORDATO.
On this ground alone the issue of Chios next to be
described stands out among
all her other electrum
coins as an unusual product of her mint, and helps to
prove that the coinage of which it evidently formed
part was the outcome of peculiar circumstances.
So far there has been no evidence of any silver issue
that could be looked upon as contemporary with the
Chian Revolt staters. The Vourla find seems to have
proved that Clazomenae issued divisional pieces in
silver to accompany her staters, and it has been shown
that Lampsacus at least among
the other cities did
the same. 45 On the other hand the tetrobols, that
Prof. Gardner suggests for Chios, are unquestionably
of later date.
The electrum stater proposed for the period of the
Ionian Revolt is the following :
23. Obv. Sphinx of strong archaic style seated r. ; wing
curled in naturalistic manner; she wears
stephane, round ear-ring, and hair long on neck
with a separate conventionalized lock rising
from crown of head and terminating in a
tendril-like spiral ; the further forepaw is
raised and grasps a lotus-flower (?). The tail
bears a tuft.
Rev. Quartered incuse square divided by fine bars
anvil-struck.
into shallow compartments ;
El. - mm. 217-3 grains(14-08 grammes). Mile-
J.O'50
sian stater. Coll. R. Jameson, Cat. No. 1520 a ,
ex Lambros Coll., No. 701, Hirsch's Cat.,
1910. [PL II. 10.]
19-00 mm. 215-9 grains (13-99 grammes). Milesian
stater. Boston Museum, Regling,
Sammlung Warren, No. 1736, Taf. xxxvii.
19-50 mm. 214-5 grains (13-90 grammes). Milesian
stater. Munich Cabinet.
45 P. Gardner, " Coinage of Ionian Revolt," J. If. S., 1911, p. 11
and Miss Baldwin, op. cit., p. 19.