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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Greek Coins| > |Geographic - All Periods| > |Anatolia| > |Cilicia| > SH08290
Aigeai, Cilicia, 29 - 28 B.C.
|Cilicia|, |Aigeai,| |Cilicia,| |29| |-| |28| |B.C.|, Aegeae (also spelled Aigai, Aegaeae, Aigaiai, Aegae, or Aigeai) was a Greek town on the coast of ancient Cilicia, on the north side of the Bay of Issus. It is now separated from the outlet of the Pyramus River (the modern Ceyhan) by a long narrow estuary called Gulf of Alexandretta. In Strabo's time it was a small city with a port. A Greek inscription of the Roman period has been discovered there. The Caesarian era of Aigeai starts in Autumn 47 B.C. Under Rome it was a place of some importance. It was Christianised at an early date.
SH08290. Silver tetradrachm, Bloesch 4, BMC Lycaonia -, SGCV II -, SNG Cop -, SNGvA -, gVF, Aigeai (near Yumurtalik, Turkey) mint, weight 14.12g, maximum diameter 26.3mm, die axis 0o, 29 - 28 B.C.; obverse veiled and turreted head of Tyche right; reverse AIΓEAIΩN, Athena standing left holding Victory and spear, shield at feet, ΔI and club in left field, IH (year 18) below, monogram in lower right field; very rare - not listed in the major references and less than 300 known to exist; SOLD




  







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