Description: Ionia, Kolophon, 330 - 280 BC. Konion magistrate. Laureate head of Apollo right / KOΛ, KONNIΩN; forepart of horse right.

Diameter: AE13 mm

Weight: 1,94 g

Grade: VF/VF

Attribution: BMC Ionia p. 38, 22; S 4353 var. (magistrate)

Commentary: dark olive patina with some breaks, sharp details, good centering

History: Pliny wrote that the inhabitants of Kolophon used squadrons of trained dogs against their enemies, finding them more reliable and cheaper than mercenaries.

Article Number: 037-08-08-41652