bgr_858753 - CILICIA – KORYKOS / CORYCUS Unité
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Type : Unité
Date: c. 100-50 AC.
Mint name / Town : Korykos, Cilicie
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 16,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 3,15 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie légèrement décentrée au droit. Usure régulière. Joli revers. Patine verte
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse description : Buste d’Artémis à droite.
Obverse legend : A.
Reverse
Reverse description : Apollon à gauche, appuyé sur une colonne et tenant une branche de laurier.
Reverse legend : KWRUKIWTWN/ TU/EPI /ER.
Reverse translation : (de Korykos).
Historical background
CILICIA – KORYKOS / CORYCUS
(1st century BC)
The coastal city of Korykos (in Latin Corycus) was located halfway between the mountains of Lamos and Kalykadnos, southwest of Elæussa. The region was renowned for its troglodyte caves, named "Corycian caves" by ancient authors: Pindar (Pyth. I.31), Strabo (XIV.670) and Pliny the Elder (NH. V.92).
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