Ionia, Kolophon; Homer seated/Apollo standing
Description:
Ionia, Kolophon, ca 50 BC. Apollas, magistrate. Homer seated left, holding scroll and resting chin on right hand; ΑΠΟΛΛΑΣ / ΚΟΛΟΦΩΝΙΩΝ; Apollo standing right, holding cithara and patera.
Diameter:
AE19 mm
Weight:
5,06 g
Grade:
gF/aVF
Attribution:
SNG Cop 184
Commentary:
olive patina with some deposits, slightly off-center
History:
Kolophon was one of many cities (another one among others being Smyrna) claiming to be a birthplace of the famous poet.
Article Number:
012-04-05-41652