Coin of Smyrna with head of Apollo
Greek
Hellenistic or Imperial Period
2nd–1st century B.C
Mint: Ionia, Smyrna
Dimensions
Diameter: 23 mm. Weight: 12.51 gm.
Accession Number
88.17
Medium or Technique
Bronze
Not On View
Collections
Classifications
Obverse: Head of Apollo laureate, profile to right.
Reverse: Homer? seated, profile to left.
Inscriptions in Greek.
Provenance
By 1888: with van Lennep, Smyrna; purchased by MFA from van Lennep, January 5, 1888, for $75.00 (this figure is the total price for 88.12-88.262)
Credit Line
Benjamin Pierce Cheney Donation