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a: Laureate head on the left of Didymean Apollo. r: Lion passing to the left, turning his head to the right; above, MI (civic) monogram on the left, ΣΚΥΘ [ΗΣ] in exergue. Copy on a well centered blank, with significant wear, but perfectly identifiable. Pretty gray patina from an old collection. Cf: Deppert 36 (V12 / R14); Marcellesi 4; SNG Copenhagen Miletus, one of the oldest cities in Asia Minor, was the capital of the Ionian Confederation and its symbol was the lion. The coinage began there in the second half of the 7th century BC and is one of the oldest in the Greek world. Miletus had founded many colonies in the whole of the Mediterranean world. Coinage type of Apollo lasted until the 2nd century BC.
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