Description: Troas, Hamaxitos, 4th century BC. Laureate head of Apollo left / AMA-ΞI; lyre.

Diameter: AE11 mm

Weight: 1,38 g

Grade: aVF/aVF

Attribution: SNG Cop 344

Commentary: scarce; light green patina, good detail, minor pitting on obverse

History: Hamaxitos founding myth attributes the settlement of the area to the Trojans coming from Crete and choosing the place according to oracle, where they'd be attacked by "earth-born" - the mice actually.

Article Number: 019-06-01-41652