Colophon Kinns 1980 Period IV, AE 24, Bronze, struck at Colophon, 170–30 BC. Obverse: homer seated left holding a book roll. Reverse: apollo standing right, dressed in a long chiton (tunic) holding a phiale (ritual bowl) and a kithara (lyre) apollon. Weight about 5.6 g, diameter 18.9 mm.
| mint | Colophon | weight | 5.63g (11) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀18.9 (7) |
| denomination | — | axis | 8↕ (11) |
| material | Bronze | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
obverse
Homer seated left holding a book roll
reverse
Apollo standing right, dressed in a long chiton (tunic) holding a phiale (ritual bowl) and a kithara (lyre) Apollon
specimens (24)
British Museum
4.92g
⌀20.0
12↕
British Museum
6.82g
⌀20.0
12↕
British Museum
5.27g
⌀18.0
12↕
British Museum
5.81g
⌀19.0
12↕
British Museum
5.67g
⌀18.0
12↕
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Cite this coin
Colophon Kinns 1980 Period IV, AE 24 (colophon_kinns_1980_period_iv.ae.24), 170–30 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/colophon-kinns-1980-period-iv-ae-24/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA