Watch List notes:

ISLANDS OFF IONIA, Chios. Time of Antoninus Pius to Commodus, 138-192. (Bronze, 23 mm, 7.05 g, 7 h), 1 1/2 Assaria, possibly minted early in the reign of Antoninus Pius, c. 138-145. XIΩΝ PR 525 Sphinx seated right, resting forepaw upon Chian amphora to right. Rev. ACCAPION HMYCY Two crossed thyrsoi within a vine wreath with a bunch of grapes hanging between the thyrsoi. BMC 126. Mavrogordato 114b. RPC IV online 982 (temporary number). SNG Copenhagen 1650 (same dies). A very attractive piece, with a dark and slightly rough patina. Extremely fine.

From the Vineyard Collection, ex Bankhaus Aufhäuser 13, 7-8 October 1997, 179.