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IONIA, Teos. Late 6th-early 5th century BC. AR Hemistater – Drachm (16mm, 5.91 g). Aeginetic standard. Griffin seated right / Quadripartite incuse square. Matzke Group Ba1; Balcer Group XX, 39 var. (unlisted dies); Boston MFA 1934 = Warren 1130. Attractively toned, traces of find patina, granular surfaces. EF. Well centered.
A member city of the Ionian Dodekapolis, Teos was a thriving seaport with two fine harbors. It was the birthplace of Anakreon the poet, Hekataios the historian, Protagoras the sophist, Skythinos the poet, Andron the geographer, and Apellikon, the preserver of the works of Aristotle. When the Persians under Cyrus invaded circa 540 BC, many Teans fled, resettling in Abdera. The griffin was the badge of the city of Teos and is present on the coins of both cities.
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