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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bing, post: 2034842, member: 44132&quot;]Here is another of my recent purchases.&nbsp; The reverse is what drew me to it.&nbsp;&nbsp; Not only the horse but the jug got my attention.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]370731[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]370732[/ATTACH]</p><p>AEOLIS, KYME AE 18 </p><p>OBVERSE:&nbsp; Head of the Amazon Kyme right, wearing taenia</p><p>REVERSE:&nbsp; Horse advancing right; KY above, jug below raised leg; ΠΥΘΙΩΝ (Phytas(?) in ex. magistrate&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p>Struck at Kyme, 250-200BC&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p>7.39g, 18mm&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p>SNG Cop 101</p><p><br /></p><p>The original Aeolian city was Smyrna. It was here on the west coast of Anatolia that the early Greek settlers known as the Aeolians chose to start their new lives after migrating from the Greek mainland. They are thought to have come from the eastern part of Greece, north of <i>Attica</i>. They moved to the north of Smyrna around the mouth of the <i>Gediz River</i> as well as on the island of Lesbos. The Aeolians later made the city of Kyme their capital and went inland as far as the <i>Hermes River</i> where Magnesia was located. These people were the first to make the move out of Greece into Anatolia. They did so probably for economic reasons, the barren country of Greece at that time being insufficient to support a growing population. They were followed by the Ionians, who took over the city of Smyrna. Legend has it that the descendants of <i>Agamemnon</i> founded <i>Aeolis</i>, or <i>Aeolia</i>. Herodotus wrote that there were twelve major Aeolian cities. These were: Lesbos, Pitane, Elaea, Gryneium, Myrina, Aigai, Kyme. Neonteichos, Temnos, Larisa, Magnesia, and, originally, Smyrna.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Aeolians were engaged chiefly in agriculture for their livelihood since the area they chose to settle in is one of the most fertile areas of Anatolia. Several of the Aeolian cities were known as cities at learning, culture and the arts. At Pitane, Aeolian works dating to the 7th century B.C. have been uncovered, and numerous well-preserved examples of Aeolian pottery have been found.&nbsp; Little remains from the ancient capital of Kyme. The Aeolians did not figure much in the history-making process of early Greek Anatolia. They kept to their territory after the initial incursion into the region, without striving to push their boundaries outward.</p><p><br /></p><p>Since everyone likes maps:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]370737[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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