bgr_717232 - AIOLIS - CYME Hemidrachme
220.00 €(Approx. 233.20$ | 182.60£)
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Type : Hemidrachme
Date: c. 450 AC.
Mint name / Town : Cymé, Éolide
Metal : silver
Diameter : 12,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 2,02 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie centrée à l’usure régulière. Joli revers. Patine gris foncé
Obverse
Obverse description : Aigle debout à droite, tournant la tête à gauche.
Obverse legend : KU.
Reverse
Reverse description : Protomé de cheval à droite.
Reverse legend : T.
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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