IONIA, Teos. Late 6th-early 5th century BC. AR Stater (22mm, 12.03 g). VF.

CNG Feature Auction 133
Lot: 326. Estimated: $ 500

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IONIA, Teos. Late 6th-early 5th century BC. AR Stater (22mm, 12.03 g). Griffin seated right, raising forepaw / Quadripartite incuse square. Matzke Series Bc1; Balcer Group I, 5 var. (A5/P– [unlisted rev. die]); Traité I 495, pl. XIII, 1 (same obv. die). Toned, with some iridescence, area of porosity on obverse, some granularity on reverse. VF.

Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 253 (6 April 2011), lot 164.

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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