Ionia, Smyrna; head of Apollo/lyre
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Description
Ionia, Smyrna, 115 – 105 BC. Laureate head of Apollo right / ZΜΥΡ (off flan), EPPY… (magistrate); lyre with turtle shell.
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE9 |
| Weight [g]: | 0,92 |
| Grade: | gF/VF |
| Attribution: | Milne, Autonomous 229; SNG Cop 1179-80 |
| Commentary: | dark olive patina, great reverse |
Historical Context
Seeking Rome's help, the city of Smyrna created about 195 BC the cult of Rome with the Roma as deity - a novelty which spread throughout the empire.
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