IONIA. Smyrna. Circa 220-190 BC. Drachm (Silver, 18 mm, 3.58 g, 12 h), Apollophanes, magistrate. Laureate head of Apollo to right. Rev. ΣMYPNAIΩN - AΠΟΛΛΟΦA/NHΣ The Poet Homer seated left, holding scroll in his right hand and propping his head on his left; behind, a transverse scepter. BMC -. Imhoof-Blumer, KM, p. 96, 1 = Milne 7a (1 example). SNG Copenhagen -. SNG von Aulock -. Extremely rare. Porous and with some edge chipping, otherwise, very fine.

Unlike the bronze coinage, Smyrna's silver drachms showing Homer are extremely rare. Of this particular magistrate, Milne knew a single example