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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Greek Coins| > |Geographic - All Periods| > |Anatolia| > |Cilicia| > GS94270
Kelenderis, Cilicia, c. 440 - 400 B.C.
|Cilicia|, |Kelenderis,| |Cilicia,| |c.| |440| |-| |400| |B.C.|, Kelenderis was a port town, one of the oldest in Cilicia, described in Hellenistic and Roman sources as a small, but strong castle. The land around Kelenderis was inadequate for farming but, apparently from the coins, suitable for raising goats. On the plateau behind the hills, there were vineyards and olive trees, rich sources of minerals, especially iron and woods, mainly pine and cedar, which were essential for ship building. The town was connected to the Central Anatolian Plateau with suitable passages in the valleys, but it was mainly a port, connected with Cyprus and other countries lying on the Mediterranean coasts. The rider on the obverse may be Castor, who was not only a horse trainer but also the protector of sailors, an appropriate type for a port town.
GS94270. Silver stater, Celenderis Hoard 3 (O15/R15); SNG BnF 46; cf. BMC Cilicia p. 52, 10 (KEΛ); SNGvA 5617 (KEΛEN); SNG Cop -; SNG Levante -, gVF, toned, Kelenderis (Aydincik, Turkey) mint, weight 10.832g, maximum diameter 20.1mm, die axis 0o, c. 440 - 400 B.C.; obverse young man riding sideways on horse galloping left, nude, preparing to dismount, bridle in left hand on near side of horse, whip in left hand, A below before hind legs; reverse goat crouching left on solid exergue line, head turned looking back right, KEΛEN over ivy spray with leaf and berries, all in a shallow round incuse; ex Numismatik Naumann Auction 77 (5 May 2019), lot 304; SOLD




  







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