Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Lot 3682 SESSION 17 (9.30AM FRIDAY 28TH JULY) Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Estimate $300
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SOLD $180
IONIA, Smyrna, (c.2nd-1st century B.C.), AE 21, (10.08 g), obv. laureate head of Apollo to right, rev. the poet Homer seated to left with the Magistrates names Apollophanes and Orbeiten, to right **ZMURNAIW[N]* above, to left in two lines **APOLLOFANH[S] OROBEITHN*, (S.4571, Hunter 27 [p.361]). Choice dark brown patina, extremely fine and extremely rare in this condition, with a superb figure of the seated Homer.
Ex Noble Numismatics Sale 80 (olot 3210).
See article in Studia Paulo Naster Oblata I Numismatica Antiqua, "Homer on Coins from Smyrna" by C. Heyman. The author maintains that this coin's reverse represents the Homerea a famous statue of Homer from Symrna mentioned by Strabo.
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