IONIA, Smyrna. Circa 105-95 BC. Æ (20.5mm, 7.91 g, 12h). Apatourios Pat–, magistrate. Good VF.

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Lot: 132. Estimated: $ 100

Greek, 12h, Bronze

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IONIA, Smyrna. Circa 105-95 BC. Æ (20.5mm, 7.91 g, 12h). Apatourios Pat–, magistrate. Laureate head of Apollo right / Homer seated left, resting chin on hand and holding scepter; monogram and AΠATOYPIOΣ to left. Milne, Autonomous, Period XIII, 278; SNG Kayhan 1485 var. (magistrate). Dark green patina, edge split, scratches. Good VF.

This type is often referred to as a ‘Homereum,’ based on a passage in Strabo’s Geographica (xiv, i.37): “[T]he Smyrnaeans also lay especial claim to the poet [Homer] and indeed a bronze coin of theirs is called a Homereum.”

Closing Date and Time: 1 November 2023 at 10:43:40 ET.

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