Ancient & Islamic Coins

Greek Coinages, AEOLIS, Myrina, Tetradrachm, c. 160-143, Stephanophoric type, laureate head of Apollo right, rev. μυριναιων, Apollo Grynios standing right, holding branch and patera, δικ monogram to left, amphora and omphalos to right, all within laurel wreath, 16.58g (Sacks issue –; BMC –; Spink Auction 217, 12, same obv. die). Small areas of crystallisation on reverse, slight bend in flan and of bright appearance, otherwise about extremely fine; the control mark unrecorded in the standard references £300-£400