EMPORION (Ampurias, Girona). Mite. (Ar. 0.88g/10mm). 5th century BC (ca.). Obv: Two bifaced rampant sphinxes. Rev: Even irregular. The sphinx is a typical representation of the Abdera polis in Thrace and the Chios and Teos polis in Ionia. Extraordinarily rare and precious specimen, similar to lot 163 of the 02/27/2002 auction by Aureo & Calicó, which cataloged it as an unpublished piece, awarded for €1,800
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