Myrina Sacks 1985 8, Silver, struck at Myrina aeolis, 160–151 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 16.7 g, diameter 36.0 mm.
| mint | Myrina aeolis | weight | 16.67g (1) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀36.0 (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
16.67g
⌀36.0
12↕
Cite this coin
Myrina Sacks 1985 8 (myrina_aeolis_sacks_1985_8), 160–151 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/myrina-sacks-1985-8/ (accessed: 2026-08-07). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA