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Seleukid Kingdom, Antiochus II Theos, 261 - 246 B.C.
The kithara (cithara) was an ancient stringed musical instrument resembling the lyre. The lyre was a simpler folk-instrument with two strings and tortoise shell body. The kithara had seven strings and a flat back. A symbol of Apollo, who was credited with inventing it, the Kithara's origins were likely Asiatic. The kithara was primarily used by professional musicians, called kitharodes. In modern Greek, the word kithara has come to mean "guitar."GB76831. Bronze AE 14, Houghton-Lorber 528, SNG Spaer 365, HGC 9 278 (R1-2), VF, desert patina, Lydia, Sardes (Sart, Turkey) mint, weight 2.492g, maximum diameter 14.3mm, die axis 180o, 261 - 246 B.C.; obverse laureate head of Apollo right, spiral curls down neck; reverse kithara (lyre), BAΣIΛEΩΣ (king) downward on right, ANTIOXOY downward on left, anchor flukes right in exergue, control symbols outer right and left; rare; SOLD
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