Methymna Franke 1975 27, Bronze, struck at Methymna, 200–30 BC. Obverse: head of apollo wearing a laurel wreath in a round border of dots. Reverse: arion riding a dolphin, turning his head, raising his arms holding a kithara (lyre) arion chevauchant un dauphin. Weight about 7.9 g, diameter 23.0 mm.
| mint | Methymna | weight | 7.86g (2) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀23.0 (1) |
| denomination | — | axis | 1↕ (2) |
| material | Bronze | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
obverse
Head of Apollo wearing a laurel wreath in a round border of dots
reverse
Arion riding a dolphin, turning his head, raising his arms holding a kithara (lyre) Arion chevauchant un dauphin
specimens (5)
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Methymna Franke 1975 27 (methymna_franke_1975_27), 200–30 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/methymna-franke-1975-27/ (accessed: 2026-10-31). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA