IONIA, Smyrna. Circa 145-125 BC. Æ (21mm, 8.13 g, 12h). Theotimos, son of The(otimos?), magistrate. VF.

Electronic Auction 531 – Session 1
Lot: 199. Estimated: $ 100

Greek, 12h, Bronze

Sold For $ 200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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IONIA, Smyrna. Circa 145-125 BC. Æ (21mm, 8.13 g, 12h). Theotimos, son of The(otimos?), magistrate. Laurate head of Apollo right / Homer seated left, resting chin on hand and holding scepter; ΘEOTIMOΣ and ΘE monogram to left. Milne, Autonomous, Perod X, 173; SNG Copenhagen –. Green-brown surfaces, roughness. VF.

This type is often referred to as a ‘Homereum,’ based on a passage in Strabo’s Geographica (xiv, i.37): “[T]he Smyrnaeans also lay especial claim to the poet [Homer] and indeed a bronze coin of theirs is called a Homereum.”

Closing Date and Time: 25 January 2023 at 11:06:00 ET.

All winning bids are subject to an 20% buyer’s fee.