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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sulla80, post: 26303666, member: 99456&quot;][ATTACH=full]1679362[/ATTACH]</p><p>My latest coin comes with a rewrite of my notes on it&#039;s older cousin the AE obol with the same imagery.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><font size="5">The full story here: <a href="https://www.sullacoins.com/post/amazon-kyme" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.sullacoins.com/post/amazon-kyme" rel="nofollow">https://www.sullacoins.com/post/amazon-kyme</a></font></b></p><p><br /></p><p>(several other sets of notes posted this week as well on Noses and Roman Republican control marks, and updates to my Greek gallery <a href="https://www.sullacoins.com/greek-asia-minor" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.sullacoins.com/greek-asia-minor" rel="nofollow">https://www.sullacoins.com/greek-asia-minor</a>)</p><p><br /></p><p>The Amazon on the obverse reputed to be a fierce tribe of female warriors, known for their archery and horse riding, who fought against the Greeks.</p><p><br /></p><p>Myrina was Queen and Kyme one of her generals. Diodorus Siculus describes that Myrina named other cities after &quot;<i>the women who held the most important commands, such as Cymê, Pitana, and Prienê</i>&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Post your coins of cities named for these Amazon warriors.</b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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