AEOLIS, Myrina. Circa 155-143 BC. AR Tetradrachm (35mm, 16.67 g, 12h). Stephanophoric type. Near EF.

CNG Feature Auction 132
Lot: 359. Estimated: $ 1 000

Greek, 12h, Coin-in-Hand Video, Silver

Sold For $ 1 300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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AEOLIS, Myrina. Circa 155-143 BC. AR Tetradrachm (35mm, 16.67 g, 12h). Stephanophoric type. Laureate head of Apollo right / Apollo Grynios standing right, holding branch and phiale; monogram to left, omphalos and amphora at feet; all within laurel wreath. Cf. Sacks Issues 1-4, obv. die 1 (unlisted monogram); BMC 18-9 var. (same obv. die, different monogram); cf. CNG 87, lot 505 (same obv. die, very similar monogram). Lightly toned, minor marks. Near EF. Unpublished monogram for series.

From the Thomas Palmer Collection, purchased from Freeman & Sear, January 2005.

The stephanophoric coinage of Myrina features an obverse laureate head of Apollo, who also is the primary feature of the reverse, where he stands in full figure facing right, holding a branch, two fillets, and a phiale. At Apollo’s feet are an amphora, the traditional emblem of the city, and an ompholos, while the city ethnic runs downward behind him. The appearance of Apollo on the coinage reflects his importance to the city, which was primarily known for its proximity to the temple of Apollo at Gryneion (Pliny, HN 22), a place that was under the influence of Myrina for most of the Hellenistic period. The stephanophoroi at Myrina differed from the issues of most other cities in that rather than featuring magistrates’ names on the reverse, the coins have various complex monograms. Whether these monograms indicate magistrates’ names has yet to be determined.

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CNG Feature Auction 132 – Session Two – Lot 319-587 will be held Monday afternoon, 18 May 2026 beginning at 2:00 PM ET.

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