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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Greek Coins| > |Geographic - All Periods| > |Anatolia| > |Pamphylia| > |Aspendos| > SH89461
Aspendos, Pamphylia, c. 465 - 420 B.C.
|Aspendos|, |Aspendos,| |Pamphylia,| |c.| |465| |-| |420| |B.C.|, In 467 B.C. the Athenian statesman and military commander Cimon, and his fleet of 200 ships, destroyed the Persian navy based at the mouth of the river Eurymedon in a surprise attack. In order to crush to Persian land forces, he tricked the Persians by sending his best fighters ashore wearing the garments of the hostages he had seized earlier. When they saw these men, the Persians thought that they were compatriots freed by the enemy and arranged festivities in celebration. Taking advantage of this, Cimon landed and annihilated the Persians. Aspendos then became a member of the Attic-Delos Maritime league.
SH89461. Silver stater, cf. SNGvA 4482; SNG BnF 1; BMC Lycia -; SNG Cop -, SNG PfPs -, VF, struck with worn dies, Aspendos (Serik, Turkey) mint, weight 10.899g, maximum diameter 20.0mm, c. 465 - 420 B.C.; obverse warrior advancing right, wearing crested helmet, couched spear in right hand, round shield on left arm; reverse triskeles of human legs left, E-Σ divided low across field, all within an incuse square; ex Leu Numismatik web auction 7 (23 Feb 2019), lot 410; scarce variant; SOLD











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