bgr_717234 - AIOLIS - CYME Hemidrachme
395.00 €(Approx. 458.20$ | 347.60£)
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Type : Hemidrachme
Date: c. 450 AC.
Mint name / Town : Cymé, Éolide
Metal : silver
Diameter : 14 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 1,97 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Flan large, centré. Joli aigle. Usure régulière. Patine grise, tachée
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse description : Aigle debout à droite, tournant la tête à gauche.
Obverse legend : [...]NIKOS
Reverse
Reverse description : Protomé de cheval à droite.
Reverse legend : K-U
Historical background
AIOLIS - CYME
(5th - 4th century BC)
Cymé, today Sandakli, one of the most important cities of the Aeolian coast, was located south of Myrhina. It had a port and was founded by Locrians. She herself is at the origin of the foundation of Side in Pamphylia and of Cumae in Campania. It is the homeland of Hesiod.
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