Myrina Sacks 1985 29, Silver, struck at Myrina aeolis, 151–143 BC. Obverse: head of apollo wearing a laurel wreath, braided hair. Reverse: apollo of grynium wearing a laurel wreath and himation (cloak), holding a phiale (ritual bowl) and a ribboned branch; in the lower field, omphalos and amphora; all in a laurel wreath apollon de grynium,. Weight about 15.7 g, diameter 34.5 mm.
| mint | Myrina aeolis | weight | 15.72g (3) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀34.5 (2) |
| denomination | — | axis | 8↕ (3) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
obverse
Head of Apollo wearing a laurel wreath, braided hair
reverse
Apollo of Grynium wearing a laurel wreath and himation (cloak), holding a phiale (ritual bowl) and a ribboned branch; in the lower field, omphalos and amphora; all in a laurel wreath Apollon de Grynium,
specimens (4)
British Museum
15.78g
⌀34.0
12↕
British Museum
16.63g
⌀35.0
12↕
BnF (IRIS)
National Museum of Denmark
14.76g
Cite this coin
Myrina Sacks 1985 29 (myrina_aeolis_sacks_1985_29), 151–143 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/myrina-sacks-1985-29/ (accessed: 2026-10-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA