bgr_464456 - AIOLIS - CYME Hemiobole

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Type : Hemiobole

Date: c. 450 AC.

Mint name / Town : Cymé, Éolide

Metal : silver

Diameter : 9 mm

Weight : 0,51 g.

Rarity : R2

Coments on the condition:

Exemplaire sur un flan bien centré. Tête réaliste de l’aigle bien venue à la frappe. Jolie patine de collection ancienne avec des reflets dorés

Catalogue references :

GC.4174 - BMC.11 - Aulock- - Cop.32 - SGKB.333

Obverse

Obverse legend : K RÉTROGRADE.

Obverse description : Tête d’aigle à gauche.

Reverse

Reverse description : Carré creux quadripartite en ailes de moulin.

Commentary

La tête de l’aigle très particulière peut faire penser comme pour le monnayage de Sinope à un rapace marin.

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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AIOLIS - CYME Hemiobole XF

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bgr_464456 - AIOLIS - CYME Hemiobole

Obverse

Reverse

Commentary

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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