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GREEK, Lydia, Saitta, 200 - 269 AD
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Obv: Head of Men Agrotheios in Phrygian cap right, crescent behind.
Rev: Apollo standing left
Ref: BMC 16 | 19.12 mm | 4 grams
"agrotheios" - Men Axiottenos, most frequent surname of Men in Lydia, cult only in Maionia, main deity of Saitta. Probably from a toponym Axitta, Axiotta or Axietta. Lit.: Maria Paz de Hos, Die lydischen Kulte im Lichte der griechischen Inschriften, Bonn 1999. Often spelled Aziottenos in error because of a confusion between X and Z. - Jochen
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![GREEK, Lydia, Saitta, 200 - 269 AD
Obv: Head of Men Agrotheios in Phrygian cap right, crescent behind.
Rev: Apollo standing left
Ref: BMC 16 | 19.12 mm | 4 grams
"agrotheios" - Men Axiottenos, most frequent surname of Men in Lydia, cult only in Maionia, main deity of Saitta. Probably from a toponym Axitta, Axiotta or Axietta. Lit.: Maria Paz de Hos, Die lydischen Kulte im Lichte der griechischen Inschriften, Bonn 1999. Often spelled Aziottenos in error because of a confusion between X and Z. - [i]Jochen[/i]](albums/userpics/21538/normal_MenSaitta.JPG "Click to view full size image
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GREEK, Lydia, Saitta, 200 - 269 AD
Obv: Head of Men Agrotheios in Phrygian cap right, crescent behind.
Rev: Apollo standing left
Ref: BMC 16 | 19.12 mm | 4 grams
\"agrotheios\" - Men Axiottenos, most frequent surname of Men in Lydia, cult only in Maionia, main deity of Saitta. Probably from a toponym Axitta, Axiotta or Axietta. Lit.: Maria Paz de Hos, Die lydischen Kulte im Lichte der griechischen Inschriften, Bonn 1999. Often spelled Aziottenos in error because of a confusion between X and Z. - [i]Jochen[/i]")
