Ancient Greek City States Of Ionia, Chalkon Bronze Coin, Kolophon Circa 350 BCE With God Apollo And Lyre Kithara, Fractional Drachm

 

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Dimensions, Diameter 11mm, All measurements are approximate. Sold As Pictured. Provenance, Private Collector, Denmark, Acquired By tc&tc Private Collector in NYC 2026.
Ancient Greek City States Of Ionia, West Asia Minor, Kolophon, Standard Circulation Coin, Circa 389 To 350 BCE. Value Of A Chalkon 1/48 Of A Greek Drachm. Composition, Bronze. Shape Round But Irregular. Hammered. Obverse With Head Of God Apollo Facing Right, Bound With Taenia, Hair In Slightly Waved Locks. Reverse With Kithara Lyre In Linear Square, Lettering Around And Outside The Square. Script In Greek With Name Of The City. Excellent Condition.
Colophon, Ancient Greek Word Romanized As Kolophon, Was An Ancient City In Ionia. Founded Around The End Of The 2nd Millennium BCE At The West Coast Of Asia Minor. It Was Likely One Of The Oldest Of The Twelve Cities Of The Ionian League. The City's Name Comes From The Word "Summit", As It Was Sited Along A Ridgeline. The Term Colophony For Rosin Comes From The Term Colophonia Resina, A Resin From The Pine Trees Of Colophon, Which Was Highly Valued For Increasing Friction Of The Bow Hairs Of Stringed Musical Instruments.
The Ancient Greek City Of Kolophon In Ionia Is Best Known In Numismatics For Striking Some Of The Smallest Silver Denominations In Antiquity (e.g., Tetartemorioi). Struck From The 6th To 4th Centuries BCE, Their Signature Coins Feature The Laureate Head Of Apollo On The Obverse And A Lyre, Horse, Or Te Monogram On The Reverse.
The First Coinage Of Kolophon Started Around 530 BCE Consisting Of Only Silver Fractions: Tetartemoria, Hemiobols And Obols, And In Much Less Amount Electron Stater Fractions. All Coinage Depict Apollo On The Obverse And An Incuse Square On The Reverse. Apollo Was Important At Kolophon Since There Was An Greek Sanctuary Dedicated To Apollo At Klarios. // Ancient Numismatics And Collectibles, Ancient Mediterranean History, Iron Age Coinages, Greece, Italy, Antique Bronze Coins, Classic European Antiquities, Small Coins. // Disclaimer: Read The Description And Watch Carefully The Images Provided. Ask Any Questions Before You Place A Purchase. We Do Our Best For Identifying And Describing The Items, However We Are No Experts In Every Field. We Offer In House Shipping But You Are Free To Arrange Your Own Shipping Method. If You Are The Winning Bidder You Are Agreeing To All Our Terms Including The Acceptance That All Sales Are Final. Allure Auctioneers Is A Project ByBoboNYC Inc, Manhattan NYC, 2026. We Stand Against The Use Of Artificial Intelligence AI Tools On eCommerce. Be Human!

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