Myrina Sacks 1985 42, 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 12.9 g, diameter 31.5 mm.
| mint | Myrina aeolis | weight | 12.87g (4) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀31.5 (4) |
| denomination | — | axis | 9↕ (4) |
| 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
14.72g
⌀35.0
1↕
British Museum
16.21g
⌀32.0
12↕
British Museum
3.77g
⌀24.0
12↕
British Museum
16.78g
⌀35.0
12↕
Cite this coin
Myrina Sacks 1985 42 (myrina_aeolis_sacks_1985_42), 151–143 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/myrina-sacks-1985-42/ (accessed: 2026-10-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA