AE10 0.73g. 10mm.
Laureate head of Apollo facing slightly to l.
Lion standing r., head reverted to l., star(s) above; In ex.: magistrate’s name (SAMIOS?)
cf. BMC Ionia 111
Rare. Green patina.
Some minor roughness.
The magistrate’s name is incomplete but appears to match the SAMIOS name noted in BMC. We could find no examples of this name sold at auction.
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Cotation au: 10/21/25
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