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Tetradrachm

Issuer Myrina
Year 155 BC - 145 BC
Type Standard circulation coin
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Obverse description Laureate head of Apollo facing right, rendered in fine Hellenistic style with idealized features, delicate facial modelling, and elaborately braided hair adorned with a laurel wreath; two loose strands fall behind the neck. The portrait is set within a broad, flat field with no legend, occupying nearly the full flan.
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Reverse description Apollo standing facing, head turned to the right, draped in a long chiton, extending a branch in his right hand over a tall cult statue base on which rests an omphalos; a large amphora stands at his feet to the right. The central figure is enclosed within a wreath of laurel. To the left field, a monogram. The ethnic legend MYPINAIΩN is inscribed vertically to the right of the standing figure.
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Reverse lettering MYPINAIΩN
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