Smyrna Milne 1928 Period XVI J, Bronze, struck at Smyrna, 75–74 BC. Obverse: head of apollo wearing a laurel wreath; in a laurel wreath. Reverse: homer seated on a diphros (movable seat), dressed in a himation (cloak) and holding a scroll. Weight about 6.4 g, diameter 21.7 mm.
| mint | Smyrna | weight | 6.44g (4) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀21.7 (3) |
| denomination | — | axis | 9↕ (4) |
| material | Bronze | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
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Head of Apollo wearing a laurel wreath; in a laurel wreath
reverse
Homer seated on a diphros (movable seat), dressed in a himation (cloak) and holding a scroll
specimens (23)
British Museum
6.44g
⌀22.0
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British Museum
5.42g
⌀22.0
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British Museum
6.07g
⌀21.0
12↕
National Museum of Denmark
7.82g
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Cite this coin
Smyrna Milne 1928 Period XVI J (smyrna_milne_1928_xvi_j), 75–74 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/smyrna-milne-1928-period-xvi-j/ (accessed: 2026-10-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA