Ionia, Leukai; head of Apollo/swan
Description:
Ionia, Leukai, 350 - 300 BC. Laureate head of Apollo left / Swan standing left, wings open, head down.
Diameter:
AE10 mm
Weight:
1,16 g
Grade:
VF/F
Attribution:
cf. SNG Cop 800
Commentary:
dark brown patina with bronze highlights and greenish deposits in fields, roughness on reverse, well centered
History:
After the death of city's founder Tachos, Leukai passed into the possession of the Klazomenians, who obtained it by a trick against the Kymaians.
Article Number:
035-04-07-41652