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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Greek Coins| > |Geographic - All Periods| > |Anatolia| > |Troas| > GA81519
Assos, Troas, c. 479 - 450 B.C.
|Troas|, |Assos,| |Troas,| |c.| |479| |-| |450| |B.C.|, Assos was a harbor city on the Gulf of Adramytteion, just north of the island of Lesbos. Hermias, a student of Plato, ruled Assos for a time during the 4th century B.C. He invited Plato's most famous student, Aristotle, who lived and taught in Assos for more than three years. When the Persians took the city, they executed Hermias and Aristotle fled to Lesbos. After visiting Alexandria Troas, Paul walked to Assos and visited the Christians there (Acts 20:13).
GA81519. Silver obol, CNG 66, 426; Rosen 528 var. (ethnic); Traité 26 var. (same); BMC Troas -; SNG Cop -; SNGvA -, aVF, Assos (Behramkale, Turkey) mint, weight 0.569g, maximum diameter 8.8mm, die axis 45o, c. 479 - 450 B.C.; obverse griffin seated right; reverse AΣΣO-O-N, lion's head right within square incuse; very rare; SOLD











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