AEOLIS, Kyme. Circa 151/0-143/2 BC. AR Tetradrachm (33mm, 16.72 g, 12h). Stephanophoric type. Seuthes, magistrate. Near EF.

CNG Feature Auction 132
Lot: 357. Estimated: $ 1 500

Greek, 12h, Coin-in-Hand Video, Silver

Sold For $ 2 750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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AEOLIS, Kyme. Circa 151/0-143/2 BC. AR Tetradrachm (33mm, 16.72 g, 12h). Stephanophoric type. Seuthes, magistrate. Head of the Amazon Kyme right, wearing tainia / Horse prancing right; one-handled cup below; all within laurel wreath. E-E&E-Ö, Phase II, 8; Oakley obv. die unlisted; SNG Copenhagen –; BMC 78-9. Light golden toning with some luster, trace porosity. Near EF. An excellent portrait on an unlisted obverse die.

From the Thomas Palmer Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 70 (21 September 2005), lot 212.

The stephanophoric tetradrachms of Kyme are among the loveliest coins in the series. Fortunately for modern collectors, they have survived in good numbers. The obverse type is a wreathed female head, thought to represent the Amazon Kyme. Although this identification is not certain, Sacks notes that the lack of jewelry and subsidiary attributes, as well as the simple hair band she wears, suggests the portrait is not of a goddess. The reverse of the coins features a horse standing right and a one-handled cup under its raised foreleg, while the city ethnic is on the right and a magistrate’s name is present in the exergue. Both the horse and cup are common types on many of the city’s issues from its earliest coinage, but their specific relation to Kyme is unknown.

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