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Aeolis, Cyme Bronze Coin (about 2250-2350 years ago)

Sale Price:$127.50 Original Price:$150.00
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This small bronze coin comes from the ancient Greek city of Cyme in Aeolis (western coast of modern Turkey). Cyme was one of several important Greek cities in this coastal region, situated on important trade routes between the Aegean Sea and inland Anatolia.

Coin Description:

  • Front side: Forepart (front half) of a horse

  • Back side: Cup with handle (possibly a kantharos or drinking vessel)

Technical Details:

  • Bronze composition

  • 17mm diameter, weighing 4.01 grams

  • No specific denomination mentioned (likely a local small-value bronze coin)

  • Reference: Ex. HJB August 2018, lot 177854

  • No certification mentioned

  • Date: 350-250 BCE

Historical Significance:

Cyme was an important Greek colony in western Anatolia (modern Turkey) and part of the Aeolian League of cities. During this period, Greek city-states along the Aegean coast maintained their distinctive local identities while gradually coming under the influence of larger Hellenistic kingdoms after Alexander the Great's conquests. The horse design may reflect the city's agricultural wealth or mythological associations, while the drinking cup likely connects to the worship of Dionysus, god of wine and festivities.

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This small bronze coin comes from the ancient Greek city of Cyme in Aeolis (western coast of modern Turkey). Cyme was one of several important Greek cities in this coastal region, situated on important trade routes between the Aegean Sea and inland Anatolia.

Coin Description:

  • Front side: Forepart (front half) of a horse

  • Back side: Cup with handle (possibly a kantharos or drinking vessel)

Technical Details:

  • Bronze composition

  • 17mm diameter, weighing 4.01 grams

  • No specific denomination mentioned (likely a local small-value bronze coin)

  • Reference: Ex. HJB August 2018, lot 177854

  • No certification mentioned

  • Date: 350-250 BCE

Historical Significance:

Cyme was an important Greek colony in western Anatolia (modern Turkey) and part of the Aeolian League of cities. During this period, Greek city-states along the Aegean coast maintained their distinctive local identities while gradually coming under the influence of larger Hellenistic kingdoms after Alexander the Great's conquests. The horse design may reflect the city's agricultural wealth or mythological associations, while the drinking cup likely connects to the worship of Dionysus, god of wine and festivities.

This small bronze coin comes from the ancient Greek city of Cyme in Aeolis (western coast of modern Turkey). Cyme was one of several important Greek cities in this coastal region, situated on important trade routes between the Aegean Sea and inland Anatolia.

Coin Description:

  • Front side: Forepart (front half) of a horse

  • Back side: Cup with handle (possibly a kantharos or drinking vessel)

Technical Details:

  • Bronze composition

  • 17mm diameter, weighing 4.01 grams

  • No specific denomination mentioned (likely a local small-value bronze coin)

  • Reference: Ex. HJB August 2018, lot 177854

  • No certification mentioned

  • Date: 350-250 BCE

Historical Significance:

Cyme was an important Greek colony in western Anatolia (modern Turkey) and part of the Aeolian League of cities. During this period, Greek city-states along the Aegean coast maintained their distinctive local identities while gradually coming under the influence of larger Hellenistic kingdoms after Alexander the Great's conquests. The horse design may reflect the city's agricultural wealth or mythological associations, while the drinking cup likely connects to the worship of Dionysus, god of wine and festivities.

Aeolis (/ˈiːəlɪs/; Ancient Greek: Αἰολίς, romanized: Aiolís), or Aeolia (/iːˈoʊliə/; Ancient Greek: Αἰολία, romanized: Aiolía), was an area that comprised the west and northwestern region of Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey), mostly along the coast, and also several offshore islands (particularly Lesbos), where the Aeolian Greek city-states were located. Aeolis incorporated the southern parts of Mysia, and is bounded by it to the north, Ionia to the south, and Lydia to the east.

Aeolis was an ancient district on the western coast of Asia Minor. It extended along the Aegean Sea from the entrance of the Hellespont (now the Dardanelles) south to the Hermus River (now the Gediz River). It was named for the Aeolians, some of whom migrated there from Greece before 1000 BC. Aeolis was, however, an ethnological and linguistic enclave rather than a geographical unit. The district often was considered part of the larger northwest region of Mysia.

According to Homer's Odyssey, Odysseus, after his stay with the Cyclopes, reached the floating island of Aeolia, where Aeolus son of Hippotas provided him with the west wind Zephyrus.[1]

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