Description: Ionia, Kolophon, 330 - 285 BC. magistrate Platon. Laureate head of Apollo right / K-OΛ; horseman, holding spear pointed forwards and with chlamys flying behind, on horseback prancing right; lyre in upper left field, ΠΛATΩΝ.

Diameter: AE18 mm

Weight: 6,68 g

Grade: VF/VF

Attribution: SNG Cop 159 var. (magistrate)

Commentary: green patina with golden highlights, some deposits, obverse off-center, sharp reverse

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: 012-08-03-41652