AEOLIS.
MYRINA. Tetradrachm, about 160-140. AR 16.93 g. Laureate head of Apollo r. Rev. MYPINAIΩN Apollo, wearing himation, nude to waist standing r., holding filleted laurel branch in his l. hand, patera in his r. hand; at his feet, net-omphalos, in front, double handle amphora; in outer l. field, monogram, all within laurel wreath. K.S.Sacks, The Wreathed Coins of Aeolian Myrina, ANS MN 30 (1985), 31, issue 3 (only two specimens recorded; obv. die of Sacks, issue 17, 8b, pl. 3).
Scarce, early issue of these series.
Excellent Hellenistic style. Large flan. Beautiful old cabinet tone with luster. Extremely fine

Provenance:
From an old Swiss collection started in the 19th century.