Myrina Sacks 1985 40, 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 16.8 g, diameter 33.0 mm.
| mint | Myrina aeolis | weight | 16.76g (1) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀33.0 (1) |
| denomination | — | axis | 12↕ (1) |
| 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 (1)
British Museum
16.76g
⌀33.0
12↕
Cite this coin
Myrina Sacks 1985 40 (myrina_aeolis_sacks_1985_40), 151–143 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/myrina-sacks-1985-40/ (accessed: 2026-08-12). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA