Smyrna Milne 1927 Period IX J, Bronze, struck at Smyrna, 170–145 BC. Obverse: head of apollo wearing a laurel wreath. Reverse: homer seated on a diphros (movable seat), dressed in a himation (cloak) and holding a scroll. Weight about 8.2 g, diameter 22.0 mm.
| mint | Smyrna | weight | 8.23g (7) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀22.0 (3) |
| denomination | — | axis | 4↕ (7) |
| material | Bronze | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
obverse
Head of Apollo wearing a laurel wreath
reverse
Homer seated on a diphros (movable seat), dressed in a himation (cloak) and holding a scroll
specimens (24)
British Museum
8.63g
⌀21.0
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British Museum
6.63g
⌀23.0
1↕
British Museum
11.12g
⌀22.0
12↕
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National Museum of Denmark
6.66g
National Museum of Denmark
7.20g
National Museum of Denmark
9.68g
National Museum of Denmark
7.66g
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Cite this coin
Smyrna Milne 1927 Period IX J (smyrna_milne_1927_ix_j), 170–145 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/smyrna-milne-1927-period-ix-j/ (accessed: 2026-10-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA