It was claimed that the island of Ios was both the birth place and final resting place of Homer, who was said to have died there during a journey from Smyrna to Athens.
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| BMC 4 | Ios, Cyclades. Circa 2nd-1st Century BC. AE 18mm. (OMHΡOY), bearded head of Homer right, hair bound in a taenia / IHT-ΩN, Athena standing right, holding shield and hurling spear, small palm tree to right. BMC 4. | Text | Image |
| BMC 6 | Ios, Cyclades, AE. 3rd century BC. (OMHΡOY), bearded head of Homer left, hair bound in a taenia / Rev: I-HT, palm tree. BMC 6; SNG Cop. 674. | Text | Image |
| Kraay-Hirmer 535 | Ios, Cyclades. AR didrachm, ca. 325-300 BC, 19 mm, 6.20 g. OMHΡOY, bearded head of Homer right, wearing a simple taenia. / IHTΩN within wreath. Kraay-Hirmer 535; Regling, Kunstwerk, 786. | Text | Image |
| Pozzi 4531 | Ios, Cyclades, AE9. 3rd century BC. Head of Homer right / IH-TΩ, palm tree. Pozzi 4531 (this coin). | Text | Image |
