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Kolophon, Ionia AR Diobol

Durchmesser 10 mm

Gewicht 1 g

Metall Silber

Stempelstellung 12 Std

Typen Diobol

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Kolophon, Ionia Diobol

AR Diobol
Size: 10 mm, Weight: 1.00 grams, Die Axis: 12h

Kolophon, Ionia
389 – 350 BCE

Obverse: Laureate head of Apollo to left.

Reverse: Kithara, to left ΚΟΛΟΦΩ, to right the magistrate’s abbreviation ΑΣΤΥΑ.

Notes:
- Kolophon was one of the oldest and most powerful cities in Ionia and famous for its cavalry. The city also contained a famous temple dedicated to Apollo, hence the lyre on the reverse. Interestingly, the resin from the surrounding pine trees of the city was an important additive to stringed instruments and rosin, also known as colophony, is still used today to improve the sound by direct application to the strings.

Purchased from Aegean Numismatics 2016, Ex Roma E-sale 12, 17 and 20 (all unsold), 2014/2015, Ex eBay 2011

Sammlung : Ancient Greek Coins

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