Description: Ionia, Kolophon, 320 - 294 BC. Laureate head of Apollo right / Horse walking right.

Diameter: AE12 mm

Weight: 1,56 g

Grade: gF/gF

Attribution: cf. Kinns 125-32; SNG Cop 171-2 var

Commentary: dark olive patina, well centered, good details

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: 039-02-02-41652