Ancient Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Lot 3437 Session 11 (9.30am Thursday) Ancient Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Estimate $150
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IONIA, Smyrna, (c.2nd-1st century B.C.), AE 21, (9.37 g), obv. laureate head of Apollo to right, within a laurel wreath, rev. the poet Homer seated to left holding staff, type without a Magistrates name and to right **IMURNAI[WN]*, (S.4574, BMC 117 [p.247]). Brown patina, slightly off centred on the obverse, very fine/good fine and extremely rare type with an interesting figure of the seated Homer.
Ex J.P. Righetti Collection No.7288, with Righetti ticket. See note above.
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