TYPE Ancient Greece, Gergis (Troas), 2nd - 1st c. BC, bronze AE12 DESCRIPTION . Obv: Bust of Sibyl Herophile 3/4 r. Rev: Sphinx seated right, Greek legend GER to its right (faint) REFERENCE: Cop 338, SG 4098v GRADING: F+ / VF+, mixed green patina, encrustation-porosity (more on obv.), scarce ORDER INFO: G3044, $58 Interesting mythological type. Of course, sphinx renditions are not common and thus generally are prized on Greek coinage, and the present one displays some sharp detail despite light encrustation problems. The obverse appearance of one of the mysterious and prized for their prophecies Sibyls - Herophile, who had predicted that Helen of Troy would be the ruin of both Asia and Europe - is also appropriate for this small ancient city just a few miles south of ancient Ilion.