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AEOLIS, ELAIA - AR Diobol, circa 420-380 BC
weight 1,24gr. ; silver Ø 10mm.
obv. Head of Athena to left, wearing a crested Athenian helmet
rev. Olive wreath in shallow square incuse, E - Λ - A - I in de corners
Elaia was an ancient Greek city of Aeolis, probably founded by colonist from Athens. It was the port of Pergamum. The name of Elaia occurs in the history of the kings of Pergamum. According to Strabo, from Livius (xxxv. 13), travellers who would reach Pergamum from the sea, would land at Elaia. One of the passages of Livius shows that there was a small hill (tumulus) near Elaia, and that the town was in a plain and walled. Elaea was damaged by an earthquake in the reign of Trajan, at the same time that Pitane suffered. It was a member of the Delian League.
The exact site of Elaea seems to be uncertain. William Martin Leake, in his map, fixes it at a place marked Kliseli but according to the Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World, it was located near the modern town of Zeytindağ, İzmir Province, Turkey.
BMC 1 ; SNG.Copenhagen 166 ; McClean- ; SNG.Tübingen-
SNG.von Aulock 7679 ; Weber collection 5541 ; SNG.Kayhan 80 ;
Slg.Klein- ; Sear 4196 R
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AEOLIS, ELAIA - AR Obol, circa 350 BC
weight 0,87gr. ; silver Ø 10mm.
obv. Head of Athena to left, wearing a crested Athenian helmet
rev. E Λ A within olive wreath
Elaia was an ancient Greek city of Aeolis, probably founded by colonist from Athens. It was the port of Pergamum. The name of Elaia occurs in the history of the kings of Pergamum. According to Strabo, from Livius (xxxv. 13), travellers who would reach Pergamum from the sea, would land at Elaia. One of the passages of Livius shows that there was a small hill (tumulus) near Elaia, and that the town was in a plain and walled. Elaea was damaged by an earthquake in the reign of Trajan, at the same time that Pitane suffered. It was a member of the Delian League.
The exact site of Elaea seems to be uncertain. William Martin Leake, in his map, fixes it at a place marked Kliseli but according to the Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World, it was located near the modern town of Zeytindağ, İzmir Province, Turkey.
BMC- (cf. 2); SNG.Copenhagen- ; McClean- ; SNG.Tübingen- ; Sear- ;
SNG.von Aulock- ; Weber collection 5544 ; SNG.Kayhan- (cf. 81) ;
Babelon, Traité, pl.CLVIII,33 ; Slg.Klein- ; SNG.München 383var. RR
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AEOLIS, ELAIA - AE 16, circa 350-250 BC
weight 3,44gr. ; bronze Ø 17mm.
obv. Head of Athena to left, wearing a crested Corinthian helmet
rev. Grain ear between E - Λ within olive wreath
Elaia was an ancient Greek city of Aeolis, probably founded by colonist from Athens. It was the port of Pergamum. The name of Elaia occurs in the history of the kings of Pergamum. According to Strabo, from Livius (xxxv. 13), travellers who would reach Pergamum from the sea, would land at Elaia. One of the passages of Livius shows that there was a small hill (tumulus) near Elaia, and that the town was in a plain and walled. Elaea was damaged by an earthquake in the reign of Trajan, at the same time that Pitane suffered. It was a member of the Delian League.
The exact site of Elaea seems to be uncertain. William Martin Leake, in his map, fixes it at a place marked Kliseli but according to the Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World, it was located near the modern town of Zeytindağ, İzmir Province, Turkey.
BMC 6-7 ; SNG.Copenhagen 171 ; McClean 7936 ; SNG.Tübingen-
SNG.von Aulock 1607var. ; Weber collection 5545var. ; SNG.Kayhan- ;
SNG.München 384 ; Slg.Klein- ; Sear 4201
Attractive dark patina
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AEOLIS, ELAIA - AE 11, circa 350-250 BC
weight 1,35gr. ; bronze Ø 11mm.
obv. Head of Athena to left, wearing a crested Corinthian helmet
rev. Grain ear between E - Λ within olive wreath, AP-monogram below
Elaia was an ancient Greek city of Aeolis, probably founded by colonist from Athens. It was the port of Pergamum. The name of Elaia occurs in the history of the kings of Pergamum. According to Strabo, from Livius (xxxv. 13), travellers who would reach Pergamum from the sea, would land at Elaia. One of the passages of Livius shows that there was a small hill (tumulus) near Elaia, and that the town was in a plain and walled. Elaea was damaged by an earthquake in the reign of Trajan, at the same time that Pitane suffered. It was a member of the Delian League.
The exact site of Elaea seems to be uncertain. William Martin Leake, in his map, fixes it at a place marked Kliseli but according to the Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World, it was located near the modern town of Zeytindağ, İzmir Province, Turkey.
BMC 4 ; SNG.Copenhagen 167 ; McClean 7933 ; SNG.Tübingen 2685 ;
SNG.von Aulock 7681-7682var. ; Weber collection 5546 ; SNG.Kayhan 83 ;
SNG.München 386 ; Slg.Klein 330 ; Sear 4204
Minor traces of oxidation. Dark patina.
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AEOLIS, KYME - SPITHRADATES, satrap of Ionia & Lydia - AE 10, circa 335-334 BC
weight 1,27gr. ; bronze Ø 10mm.
obv. Head of Spithridates right, wearing bashlyk
rev. Forepart of horse to right, surrounded by Σ Π I and monogram
Spithridates was one of the Persian generals who served under King Darius III of Persia (336-330 BC). He was also appointed satrap of Ionia & Lydia, in which capacity he had this coin minted. His troops were stationed near Kyme, and this place is considered the most likely mint for this coin. When Alexander the Great (336-323 BC) invaded Asia Minor with his army, then under Persian rule, the Persians had to do something to counter his advance. In 334 BC, on the road from Abydos to Dascylium by the Granicus River in Troas, not far from ancient Troy, the Persian troops and Alexander′s army clashed. It would go down in history as the Battle of the Granicus. The Persian troops and a large Greek army from Memnon of Rhodes were defeated there by Alexander the Great′s army. Spithridates was one of the Persian commanders and during this battle tried to have his sword fall on Alexander′s head as he approached him from behind. However, the Macedonian officer Cleitos, nicknamed ″the Black″, saved Alexander′s life by cutting off Spithridates′ descending arm with his sword. Spithridates was killed in that battle. As a reward, Cleitos was made in 328 BC appointed satrap of Bactria. On the day of the appointment, a banquet was held in the evening in the satrap palace in Maracanda (present-day Samarkand in Uzbekistan) to celebrate this. However, the party got drunk and a huge fight ensued. Alexander, for example, ordered Cleitos to fight with the defeated Greek units that had served under the Persians against the steppe nomads of central Asia. Something Cleitos did not like at all. Cleitos, who once saved Alexander′s life, was personally murdered by Alexander because of this refusal. If the sword of Spithradates had hit Alexander and killed him, history would have turned out very differently. Alexander′s advance would have stopped at the beginning and his empire would never have been realized ……
The bashlyk was a typical Persian headgear resembling a bag
from leather, of which the upper part was folded upward.
BMC Ionia,pag.327,no.19 ; SNG.Copenhagen 1538 (Ionia);
SNG.von Aulock 1823 (Ionia) ; SNG.Tübingen- ; SNG.München- ;
SNG.Kayhan- ; Weber Coll- ; Lindgren Coll- ; Winzer 19.4 ;
Slg.Klein - ; Aufhäuser Auktion10,125 ; Sear- RR
Very attractive specimen with dark patina. Very rare.
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AEOLIS, KYME - AE 23, circa 240-250 AD
weight 6,85gr. ; bronze Ø 23mm.
obv. Bare-headed, draped bust of the Senate right,
surrounded by the legend; IЄΡA CY - NKΛHTOC
rev. River-god Hermos reclining left, wearing himation, holding
branch or reed, and resting left elbow on an overturned urn, in upper
left field the legend; KYMAIΩN, in exergue; EΡMOC
The Hermos (today Gediz) River is the second-longest river in Anatolia flowing into the Aegean Sea. From its source of Mount Murat in Kütahya Province, it flows generally west for 401 km to the Gediz River Delta in the Gulf of İzmir. The Hermos separated Aeolia from Ionia, except for Ionic Phokaia, which was north of the Hermos. The Hermos River flows through the southern part of Aeolis not far from Kyme. The valley of the Hermos was the heartland of the ancient Lydian Empire and overlooking the valley was the Lydian capital Sardis.
BMC 112 ; Imhoof Flussgötter 257 ; SNG.Copenhagen 123 ;
SNG. von Aulock - (cf. 7700) ; SNG.München - ; SNG.Tübingen - ;
McClean - ; Weber collection- ; Lindgren- ; RPC VII 285.1 R
BMC 112 ; Imhoof Flussgötter 257 ; SNG.Copenhagen 123 ;
SNG. von Aulock - (cf. 7700) ; SNG.München - ; SNG.Tübingen - ;
McClean - ; Weber collection- ; Lindgren- ; RPC VII 285.1 R
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AEOLIS, KYME - OLYMPIOC, magistrate - AR Tetradrachme, circa 165-140 BC
weight 16,61gr. ; silver Ø 31mm.
obv. Head of Amazon Kyme right, hair bound with ribbon
rev. Horse standing right, one-handled (Skyphos) vase below
KYMAIΩN to right, OΛYMPIOC in exergue, all within laurel-wreath
BMC 81 ; SNG.Copenhagen- ; SNG.von Aulock- ; SNG. Delepierre- ;
McClean- ; J.H. Oakley, ′The Autonomous Wreathed Tetradrachms of Kyme, Aeolis′,
ANS MN 27, 1982, p.32, obverse die 53 ; de Luynes 2524 ; cf. Sear 4183 R
Wonderful coin of fine classical style, with an attractive tone. Rare.
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AEOLIS, LARISSA PHRIKONIS - AE 9, circa 350 BC
weight 0,87gr. ; bronze Ø 9mm.
obv. Horned head of river-god Hermos facing three-quarters to right
rev. Bull′s head right, ΛA above (off-flan)
Larissa or Larisa Phrikonis, also known as Larissa on the Hermos, was a city in the region of Aeolis in western Asia Minor (modern Turkey). It has been identified with an archaeological site excavated in the early 20th century on a hilltop next to the village of Buruncuk, in the vicinity of Menemen, ca. 30 km north of İzmir, although the identification has sometimes been challenged. The hill overlooks the Gediz River, known in antiquity as the Hermos, which here passes through a fertile plain formed by alluvial soil carried from the Anatolian inland.
The first nucleus of Larissa formed during the third millennium BC. The city survived all through the Persian and Hellenistic periods, though it was largely destroyed during the Peloponnesian War in 405 BC. Larissa was rebuilt after the War but was annihilated by the Galatians (Celts) in 279 BC. It is known as one of the twelve Aeolian cities. Strabo considered that this Larissa was the one mentioned in Homer′s Iliad. Xenophon writes that Cyrus the Great established a colony of Egyptian soldiers there. Xenophon also relates that it was besieged in vain by Thimbrom. In Strabo′s time it was deserted, although it is mentioned by other ancient geographers such as Plinius the Elder, Ptolemaios and Stephanus of Byzantium. The first excavations in Larissa were initiated in 1902 by Swedish and German archeologists. The findings were taken to Stockholm and to Istanbul archeological museums.
BMC - ; SNG.Copenhagen - ; McClean - ; SNG.Tübingen- ; Sear- ;
SNG.von Aulock- ; SNG.München 563-564 ; Weber collection 5563 ;
Aufhäuser 8, 121 ; Mionnet 3, 21, 120 ; Robert Etudes 48f, Pl. 4, 10-12 ;
J.M.Cook, Anm. Brit. School Athens 63, 1968, 36, 18 (Pl. 10) ;
Slg. Klein 339 RR
Dark patina. Very rare.
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AEOLIS, MYRINA - AE 16, 3rd century BC
weight 3,28gr. ; bronze Ø 16mm.
obv. Helmeted head of Athena facing slightly left
rev. Owl standing right, head facing, M - Y / P - I across fields
Myrina was a Greek city on the coast of Aeolis, about 37 km SW of Pergamon. Apart from a legendary foundation by Myrina, queen of the Amazons, little is known of the city′s origin or of its settlement by Greeks. The city was probably by founded by one Myrinus before the other Aeolian cities. Possibly he was from Thessaly. Myrina was a very strong place, though not very large, and had a good harbor. An inscription tells us that Myrina formed part of the Kingdom of Pergamon in the 3rd century BC. For some time Myrina was occupied by Philip V of Macedon; but the Romans compelled him to evacuate it, and declared the place free. Under Roman rule, Myrina was part of the Roman province of Asia Prima.
This cointype appears to be unpublished in the relevant reference literature. It is probably an imitation of a similar coin type from Sigeion in Troas (cf. SNG. Copenhagen 495), not very far from Myrina. Extremely rare, possibly unique.
BMC - ; SNG.Copenhagen - ; SNG.von Aulock - ; SNG.München - ;
SNG.Tübingen - ; Sammlung Klein - ; McClean - ; Weber Coll.- ;
Lindgren Collection - ; Sear - RRRR
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AEOLIS, MYRINA - AE 17, 2nd century BC
weight 3,69gr. ; bronze Ø 17mm.
obv. Laureate head of Apollo right
rev. Amphora, lyre on right, MY - PI across field below
Myrina was a Greek city on the coast of Aeolis, about 37 km SW of Pergamon. Apart from a legendary foundation by Myrina, queen of the Amazons, little is known of the city′s origin or of its settlement by Greeks. The city was probably by founded by one Myrinus before the other Aeolian cities. Possibly he was from Thessaly. Myrina was a very strong place, though not very large, and had a good harbor. An inscription tells us that Myrina formed part of the Kingdom of Pergamon in the 3rd century BC. For some time Myrina was occupied by Philip V of Macedon; but the Romans compelled him to evacuate it, and declared the place free. Under Roman rule, Myrina was part of the Roman province of Asia Prima.
BMC 27 ; SNG.Copenhagen 224 ; SNG.von Aulock 1666 ; Sear 4220
SNG.München 571 ; SNG.Tübingen 2712 ; Sammlung Klein 340 ;
McClean 7949 ; Weber Coll.5368 ; Lindgren Collection 411
dark patina
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AEOLIS, MYRINA - AE 12, 2nd century BC
weight 1,32gr. ; bronze Ø 12mm.
obv. Radiate head of Helios right
rev. Amphora, MY - PI across lower field
Myrina was a Greek city on the coast of Aeolis, about 37 km SW of Pergamon. Apart from a legendary foundation by Myrina, queen of the Amazons, little is known of the city′s origin or of its settlement by Greeks. The city was probably by founded by one Myrinus before the other Aeolian cities. Possibly he was from Thessaly. Myrina was a very strong place, though not very large, and had a good harbor. An inscription tells us that Myrina formed part of the Kingdom of Pergamon in the 3rd century BC. For some time Myrina was occupied by Philip V of Macedon; but the Romans compelled him to evacuate it, and declared the place free. Under Roman rule, Myrina was part of the Roman province of Asia Prima.
BMC 32 ; SNG.Copenhagen 226 ; SNG.von Aulock - ; Sear 4221
SNG.München 574 ; SNG.Tübingen 2712 ; Sammlung Klein - ;
McClean - ; Weber Coll.5570 ; Lindgren Collection 412 ;
Mionnet VI, p.36 , no. 231
dark patina
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AEOLIS, NEONTEICHOS - AE 9, 2nd century BC
weight 0,56gr. ; bronze Ø 9mm.
obv. Helmeted head of Athena right
rev. Owl standing right, head facing, on NE monogram
Neonteichos (Greek for ′new wall′), was a small Aeolian town not far from the coast of Mysia, situated between the Hermus and the town of Larissa, from which its distance was only 30 stadia. It is said to have been founded by the Aeolians, as a temporary fort on their first arrival in Asia Minor. According to Strabo, the place was more ancient even than Kyme; but according to a statement in the Vita Homeri it was built eight years later than Kyme, as a protection against the Pelasgians of Larissa. Its site is tentatively located near Yanıkköy, Asiatic Turkey.
BMC 1-2 ; SNG.Copenhagen 245 ; SNG.von Aulock - ; Sear 4223
SNG.München 600 ; SNG.Tübingen 2712 ; Sammlung Klein 342var. ;
McClean - ; Weber Coll.5577 ; Lindgren Collection - R
Dark patina. Rare.
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AEOLIS, TEMNOS - AE 10, 2nd century BC
weight 1,36gr. ; bronze Ø 10mm.
obv. Head of young Dionysos right, wearing ivy wreath
rev. Grape bunch on vine, T - A across lower field
Temnos was a small Greek polis (city-state) of ancient Aeolis. The little town was near the Hermos River, which is shown on its coins. Situated at elevation it commanded a view of the territories of Kyme, Phokaia, and Smyrna. One of the city′s more noteworthy figures was the rhetorician Hermagoras. In the first century BC it was incorporated in the Roman province of Asia, on the western coast of Anatolia. Under Augustus it was already on the decline; under Tiberius it was destroyed by an earthquake; and in the time of Plinius it was no longer inhabited. It was, however, rebuilt later. Its bishopric was a suffragan of Ephesus, the capital and metropolitan see of the province, and is included in the Catholic Church′s list of titular sees. During the Byzantine period, most probably, it renamed to Archangelus. In 1413 the Turks seized the fortress of Archangelus, which they called Kaiadjik, i.e., small rock; this fortress was situated on the plains of Maenomenus, now known as Menemen. Its site is located near Görece, Asiatic Turkey.
BMC - ; SNG.Copenhagen 251-254 ; SNG.von Aulock - ; Sear - ;
SNG.München 606 ; SNG.Tübingen 2 ; Lindgren Collection - ;
Slg. Klein - ; McClean - ; Weber Coll.- ; Mionnet 3, 26, 15a R
Dark patina. Rare.
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