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Teos, Ionia

Teos was a flourishing seaport until about 540 B.C., when the Persian emperor Cyrus the Great invaded Lydia and Ionia. The town survived but most of the citizens fled to the newly founded colonies of Abdera and Phanagoria. Under the Roman Empire, the town was noted for its wine, a theater and its Temple of Dionysus. The site is now farmland.

Teos, Ionia, c. 412 - 407 B.C.

|Teos|, |Teos,| |Ionia,| |c.| |412| |-| |407| |B.C.||stater|
Teos was a flourishing seaport until about 540 B.C., when the Persian emperor Cyrus the Great invaded Lydia and Ionia. The town survived but most of the citizens fled to the newly founded colonies of Abdera and Phanagoria. Under the Roman Empire, the town was noted for its wine, a theater and its Temple of Dionysus. The site is now farmland.SH32531. Silver stater, Balcer A133/P188; BMC Ionia p. 312, 20 = Traité II 1944 (same dies), VF, weight 11.756 g, maximum diameter 21.7 mm, Teos (near Sigacik, Turkey) mint, c. 412 - 407 B.C.; obverse THION, griffin seated right, left fore-paw raised, bee above; reverse quadripartite incuse square, striated alternately; some flatly struck areas, mottled toning; SOLD


Teos, Ionia, c. 495 - 478 B.C.

|Teos|, |Teos,| |Ionia,| |c.| |495| |-| |478| |B.C.||stater|
Teos was a flourishing seaport until about 540 B.C., when the Persian emperor Cyrus the Great invaded Lydia and Ionia. The town survived but most of the citizens fled to the newly founded colonies of Abdera and Phanagoria. Under the Roman Empire, the town was noted for its wine, a theater and its Temple of Dionysus. The site is now farmland.SH32665. Silver stater, Balcer A25/P44; BMC Ionia p. 309, 2; Traité I 499 (all same dies), EF, weight 11.595 g, maximum diameter 25.2 mm, Teos (near Sigacik, Turkey) mint, c. 495 - 478 B.C.; obverse griffin seated right, both fore-paws on ground; reverse quadripartite incuse square; very high relief, mottled toning; SOLD


Teos, Ionia, c. 510 - 475 B.C.

|Teos|, |Teos,| |Ionia,| |c.| |510| |-| |475| |B.C.||stater|
Teos was a flourishing seaport until about 540 B.C., when the Persian emperor Cyrus the Great invaded Lydia and Ionia. The town survived but most of the citizens fled to the newly founded colonies of Abdera and Phanagoria. Under the Roman Empire, the town was noted for its wine, a theater and its Temple of Dionysus. The site is now farmland.SH36164. Silver stater, Balcer group V, SNG Cop 1437, SNG Kayhan -, gVF, weight 11.747 g, maximum diameter 21.4 mm, Teos (near Sigacik, Turkey) mint, c. 510 - 475 B.C.; obverse griffin seated right, left forepaw raised, swan lower right; reverse quadripartite incuse square; SOLD







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