Aegae, Aeolis BMC Aegae 9, Silver, struck at Aegae aeolis, 150–140 BC. Obverse: head of apollo wearing a laurel wreath; in the left field, bow and quiver. Reverse: zeus naked, holding an eagle and a sceptre; all in an oak wreath zeus, nu, tenant un aigle et un sceptre ; dans une couronne de. Weight about 12.9 g, diameter 28.9 mm.
| mint | Aegae aeolis | weight | 12.88g (4) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀28.9 (3) |
| denomination | — | axis | 9↕ (4) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
obverse
Head of Apollo wearing a laurel wreath; in the left field, bow and quiver
reverse
Zeus naked, holding an eagle and a sceptre; all in an oak wreath Zeus, nu, tenant un aigle et un sceptre ; dans une couronne de
specimens (6)
British Museum
15.75g
⌀34.0
12↕
BnF (IRIS)
BnF (IRIS)
British Museum
3.61g
⌀20.0
12↕
BnF (IRIS)
National Museum of Denmark
15.57g
Cite this coin
Aegae, Aeolis BMC Aegae 9 (aegae_aeolis.bmc.9), 150–140 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/aegae-aeolis-bmc-aegae-9/ (accessed: 2026-10-07). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA