Description: IONIA, Smyrna. Circa 75-50 BC. Æ Homerion, Dionysios, magistrate.Laureate head of Apollo right / Homer seated left, holding scroll. ΣΜΥΡΝΑΙΩΝ ΔΙΟΝΥΣΙ-ΟΣ 21mm, 7.36g Cf. Hunter II p. 360, 12; SNG Cop.1208-15 dark patina w/ earthen areas VFStrabo mentions specifically this issue of bronze coinage from Smyrna when, discussing the city, he says "there is also a library; and the 'Homereum', a quadrangular portico containing a shrine and wooden statue of Homer; for the Smyrnaeans also lay especial claim to the poet and indeed a bronze coin of theirs is called a “Homereum" (Strabo, Geographica XIV , I.37, transl. by H.C. Jones, The Geography of Strabo , VI [Loeb, 1960], pp. 245-247). For a certificate of Authenticity Please ask at checkout. AS ALWAYS ALL MY COINS COME WITH AUTHENTICITY GUARANTEED WITHOUT TIME LIMIT. SEE MY OTHER COIN LISTINGS. 2.95$ shipping no charge for additional items
Price: 125 USD
Location: Ellicott City, Maryland
End Time: 2023-11-28T17:08:20.000Z
Shipping Cost: 3.5 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Composition: Bronze
Historical Period: Greek (450 BC-100 AD)
Provenance: Ownership History Available
Era: Ancient
