Smyrna, Ionia

Ionia, Smyrna, Rev. Homer.

AE As, 8.51g.  21mm. c.145-125 B.C. magistrate: Pasikrates.  Laureate head of Apollo to right.  Rev. Homer seated to left holding a scroll.  Milne 185.  Dark brown patina.

Smyrna is one of several cities that claimed to be the birthplace of Homer.

Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Giessener Münzhandlung, Munich, Auction 87, 1998, lot 222.

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good Very Fine $1,350.