Description: Ionia, Kolophon, 330 - 285 BC. Laureate, three-quarter facing head of Apollo, head turned slightly left / KO; lyre, palm-tree right.

Diameter: AE14 mm

Weight: 1,82 g

Grade: aVF/F

Attribution: Kinns 50; Milne, Colophon 145-6

Commentary: rare; metal surfaces, well centered, decent 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: 035-04-01-41652