bgr_1003431 - AIOLIS - CYME Obole
125.00 €(Approx. 131.25$ | 103.75£)
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Type : Obole
Date: c. 450 AC.
Mint name / Town : Cymé, Éolide
Metal : silver
Diameter : 6,5 mm
Weight : 0,54 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie centrée. Jolie tête de cheval. Usure régulière. Patine grise
Obverse
Obverse description : Tête et cou de cheval à droite.
Reverse
Reverse description : Carré creux quadripartite.
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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