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Aeolis

Aeolis was not originally a geographic term but a collective name for the cities in region on the west coast of Asia Minor founded by the Aeolians, a branch of the Hellenic peoples. The twelve southern cities were grouped in the Aeolian League; these were Temnos, Smyrna, Pitane, Neonteichos, Aegirusa, Notium, Cilla or Killa, Cyme, Gryneum, Larissa, Myrina, and Aegae.

Britannicus, son of Claudius, 50 - 54 A.D., Aeolis, Aegae

SH54008. Bronze AE 17, RPC I 2431 (4 specimens), SNG Cop -, Fair, weight 3.696 g, maximum diameter 16.9 mm, die axis 0^o, Aegae mint, obverse BPETANNIKOC KAICAP, bare head of Britannicus right; reverse ΑΙΓΑΕΩΝ ΕΠΙ ΞΑΛΕΟΥ, Zeus standing left, head facing, eagle in right, long scepter behind in left; extremely rare; $550.00 (�423.50)

Grynion, Aeolis, c. 350 - 306 B.C.
	Aeolis was not originally a geographic term but a collective name for the cities in region on the west coast of Asia Minor founded by the Aeolians, a branch of the Hellenic peoples. The twelve southern cities were grouped in the Aeolian League; these were Temnos, Smyrna, Pitane, Neonteichos, Aegirusa, Notium, Cilla or Killa, Cyme, Gryneum, Larissa, Myrina, and Aegae.

GB35595. Bronze AE 12, SNG Cop 205 - 206; SGCV II 4209; BMC p. 132, 3 ff., VF, green patina, porositity, weight 1.516 g, maximum diameter 11.9 mm, die axis 180^o, Grynion mint, c. 350 - 306 B.C.; obverse laureate head of Apollo facing; reverse [ΓΥΡΝΗ], mussel shell; ex CNG 9/02 #283 sold for $250 + 15%, ex David Freedman Collection; rare; $150.00 (�115.50)

Grynion, Aeolis, c. 350 - 306 B.C.
	Grynion was a small city mentioned from the 5th century B.C. onwards as a vassal of the Persians and as a member of the 1st Athenian League. The oracle of Apollo Gryneios at Gryneum was the religious and political center of the Aeolis. It belonged to the territory of Myrina in Hellenistic times.

GB42818. Bronze AE 12, SNG Cop 205 - 206; SGCV II 4209; BMC p. 132, 3 ff., VF, weight 1.677 g, maximum diameter 12.2 mm, die axis 180^o, Grynion mint, c. 350 - 306 B.C.; obverse laureate head of Apollo facing; reverse ΓΥΡ/ΝΗ, mussel shell; very nice for type; rare; $130.00 (�100.10)

Temnos, Aeolis, 3rd Century B.C.

GB56913. Bronze AE 13, SNGvA 1672 var (different style, large monogram right); BMC Aeolis -, SNG Cop -, SNG UK -, SNG Turkey 4 -, VF, weight 2.383 g, maximum diameter 12.9 mm, die axis 0^o, Temnos mint, obverse wreathed head of young Dionysos right; reverse T-A, grapes hanging from stalk, flower bud left; rare; $80.00 (�61.60)

Grynion, Aeolis, c. 350 - 306 B.C.

GB43079. Bronze AE 12, SNG Cop 204; BMC Aeolis p. 133, 2, F, weight 3.942 g, maximum diameter 16.3 mm, Grynion mint, c. 350 - 306 B.C.; obverse laureate head of Apollo facing; reverse ΓΥΡΝΗ, mussel shell; rare; $75.00 (�57.75)

Myrina, Aeolis, c. 2nd Century A.D.

RP55243. Bronze AE 18, SNG Cop 230; BMC Troas p. 138, 36; SNGvA -, VF, weight 2.422 g, maximum diameter 15.4 mm, die axis 0^o, Myrina mint, c. 2nd Century A.D.; obverse EΠI CTP ∆IONYCIOY, laureate bust of Apollo right, palm branch to right; reverse ΜΥΡΙ (on left), lyre, palm branch to right; dark sea-green patina; scarce; $70.00 (�53.90)

Kyme, Aeolis, c. 350 - 250 B.C.
	Cyme, one of the oldest and noblest of the Aeolian cities, was probably a colony of Cyme in Euboea, though according to tradition it was founded by the Amazon Kyme. Its inhabitants were mainly agricultural and averse to seafaring.

GB59700. Bronze AE 11, SNG Cop 41 ff., SNGvA 1625, SGCV II 4186, F, weight 1.358 g, maximum diameter 11.4 mm, die axis 90^o, Kyme mint, c. 350 - 250 B.C.; obverse eagle standing right with closed wings; reverse one-handled vase, K-Y across field; $60.00 (�46.20)

Kyme, Aeolis, c. 350 - 250 B.C.
	Cyme, one of the oldest and noblest of the Aeolian cities, was probably a colony of Cyme in Euboea, though according to tradition it was founded by the Amazon Kyme. Its inhabitants were mainly agricultural and averse to seafaring.

GB58968. Bronze AE 11, SNG Cop 41 ff., SNGvA 1625, SGCV II 4186, gF, weight 1.232 g, maximum diameter 10.7 mm, die axis 180^o, Kyme mint, c. 350 - 250 B.C.; obverse eagle standing right with closed wings; reverse one-handled vase, K-Y across field; $50.00 (�38.50)

Kyme, Aiolis, 3rd Century B.C.
	Kyme was conquered by Croesus, king of Lydia, and ruled successively by the Persians, Macedonians, Seleucids, and Pergamenes. Attalus III, the last king of Pergamum, bequeathed Aeolis to Rome in 133 B.C. Shortly afterward, it was made part of the Roman province of Asia. Aeolis was under Byzantine rule until the early 15th century, when the Ottoman Turks occupied the area.

GB30242. Bronze AE 16, BMC Aeolis p. 108, 45, VF, weight 3.002 g, maximum diameter 15.9 mm, die axis 45^o, Kyme mint, obverse forepart of horse right, KY upper left, ΕΥΒΙΟΣ (magistrate's name) below; reverse one-handled vase, ΕΥΒΙ monogram left; $45.00 (�34.65)

Kyme, Aiolis, 3rd Century B.C.
	In Greek mythology, the Amazons were a nation of all-female warriors Herodotus placed them in a region bordering Scythia in Sarmatia (modern territory of Ukraine). Other historiographers place them in Asia Minor or Libya.

BB30245. Bronze AE 16, BMC Aeolis p. 109, 54 - 57; SGCV II 4189 (various magistrates), F, weight 2.783 g, maximum diameter 15.7 mm, die axis 0^o, Kyme mint, obverse head of Amazon Kyme right; reverse KY, forepart of prancing horse right, vase with one handle behind, uncertain magistrate name below; $34.00 (�26.18)

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