My new tiny little Greek

AnemicOak · Sep 30, 2007

Picked this up for a good price on VAuctions today. Not bad for over 2,000 years old. It's a tiny little 11mm coin.

AE 11
Aeolis, Ealaea
Helmeted Athena / Grain in Wreath
340-300 BC

Obv: Helmeted head of Athena left
Rx: Grain within wreath

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeolis

From Wikipedia said:

Aeolis (Ancient Greek Αιολίς Aiolís) or Aeolia (IPA: [iːˈoʊlɪə]) (Ancient Greek Αιολία Aiolía) was an area that comprised the west and northwestern region of Asia Minor, mostly along the coast, and also several offshore islands (particularly Lesbos), where the Aeolian Greek city-states were located. Aeolis incorporated the southern parts of Mysia which bounded it to the north, Ionia to the south, and Lydia to the east. In early times, the Aeolians' twelve most important cities were independent, and formed a league: Cyme (also called Phriconis), Larissae, Neonteichos, Temnus, Cilla, Notium, Aegiroessa, Pitane, Aegeaeae, Myrina, Gryneia, and Smyrna.[1]

According to Homer's description, Odysseus, after his stay with the Cyclopes, reached the island of Aeolus, who provided him with the west wind Zephyr.

Aeolis was an ancient district on the western coast of Asia Minor. It extended along the Aegean Sea from the entrance of the Hellespont (now the Dardanelles) south to the Hermus River (now the Gediz River). It was named for the Aeolians, some of whom migrated there from Greece before 1000 BC. Aeolis was, however, an ethnological and linguistic enclave rather than a geographical unit. The district often was considered part of the larger northwest region of Mysia.

By the 8th century BC, twelve of the southern Aeolian city-states were grouped together in a league. The most celebrated of the cities was Smyrna (modern Izmir, Turkey), but in 699 BC, Smyrna became part of an Ionian confederacy. The remaining cities were conquered by Croesus, king of Lydia (reigned 560-546 BC). Later they were held successively by the Persians, Macedonians, Seleucids, and Pergamenes. Attalus III, the last king of Pergamum, bequeathed Aeolis to Rome in 133 BC. Shortly afterward, it was made part of the Roman province of Asia. At the partition of the Roman Empire (395 AD), Aeolis was assigned to the East Roman (Byzantine) empire and remained under Byzantine rule until the early 1400s, when the Ottoman Turks occupied the area.
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Drusus · Sep 30, 2007

nice little coin, love the tiny greek and roman coins.

acanthite · Oct 1, 2007

Very nice, looks like a well struck example.

Ardatirion · Oct 1, 2007

Very cool.

De Orc · Oct 1, 2007

Brian that is lovely :bow: :bow:

Cucumbor · Oct 1, 2007

Hello,

Great Athena portrait

Cucumbor

JeromeLS · Oct 3, 2007

Very nice, clear bronze with great patina. Love it.

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