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<p>[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 8257678, member: 75937"]Kyme (also Cyme or Kymi) is one of the old Aeolic towns mentioned by Herodotus, and Strabo refers to it as the largest of the Aeolian cities,[1] which were located on the western coastline of Asia Minor. Aeolis is not a geographic term but a collective name for the cities in the region which were founded by the Aeolians, a branch of the Hellenic peoples. The twelve cities were grouped in the Aeolian League; these were Temnos, Smyrna, Pitane, Neonteichos, Aegirusa, Notium, Cilla or Killa, Kyme, Gryneum, Larissa, Myrina, and Aegae.[2] Strabo, the ancient geographer, locates Kyme north of the Hermus river on the Asia Minor coastline,[3] modern-day "Nemrut Limanı."[4]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1456040[/ATTACH]</p><blockquote><p><font size="3">Map of the western coastline of Asia Minor. After Caliniuc since Putzger & Westermann atlases (Atlas zur Weltgeschichte, Stier, H.E., dir., 1985). Used by permission through <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Asia_Minor_in_the_Greco-Roman_period_-_general_map_-_regions_and_main_settlements.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Asia_Minor_in_the_Greco-Roman_period_-_general_map_-_regions_and_main_settlements.jpg" rel="nofollow">Wikimedia Commons</a>.</font></p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p>The earliest coins bearing the name of the city are silver pieces dating from about the time of the Persian wars, 480 BC. The city issued autonomous coinage regularly from 350 BC until it fell under the Roman Empire in 133 BC. In the Roman imperial period, it served as a provincial mint from the reigns of Nero through Gallienus.[5]</p><p><br /></p><p>The autonomous coins of Kyme present three principal types, each of which may lay claim to be representative symbols of the city. These types are the eagle or eagle's head, the horse or half-horse, and the vase with one handle.[6] The vase is of unusual form, and often appears on coins bearing portraits of Apollo or Artemis and flanked by laurel branches, sacred to Apollo. For this reason, Wroth postulates this vase may have been connected to a local Apolline myth or cultus.[7] This vase also appears on the coins of nearby Tisna,[8] lending credence to the notion of the vase symbolizing a cult in the region, not just as a symbol of the city of Kyme.</p><p><br /></p><p>This new addition to my collection features the one-handled vase and the name of the magistrate who issued the coin, Zoilos, circa 165-90 BC.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1456041[/ATTACH]</p><blockquote><p><font size="3">Aeolis, Kyme.</font></p><p><font size="3"> Greek Æ 15.5 mm, 3.69 g, 1 h.</font></p><p><font size="3"> Magistrate Zoilos, c. 165-90 BC.</font></p><p><font size="3"> Obv: Draped bust of Artemis, right, bow and quiver at shoulder.</font></p><p><font size="3"> Rev: One-handled vase between two laurel branches; KY above; Z-Ω/I-Λ/Ο-Σ (magistrate's name) in fields.</font></p><p><font size="3"> Refs: BMC 17.113,87-89; Sear 4193; SNG von Aulock 1642; SNG Cop 108.</font></p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p><i>Let's see your coins of Kyme!</i></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>~~~</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Notes.</b></p><p><br /></p><p>1. Wroth, Warwick. <i>A Catalog of the Greek Coins in the British Museum: Troas, Aeolis and Lesbos.</i> London, Gilbert and Rivington, 1894, p. xlix.</p><p><br /></p><p>2. "Aeolis Coins." <i>Forvm Ancient Coins, The Collaborative Numismatics Project</i>, <a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?e=-_Aeolis&vpar=1381&pos=1&target=54" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?e=-_Aeolis&vpar=1381&pos=1&target=54" rel="nofollow">https://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?e=-_Aeolis&vpar=1381&pos=1&target=54</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>3. Strabo 13.1.2, in Strabo, <i>Strabonis Geographica</i>. Edited by August Meineke, Sumptibus Et Typis B.G. Teubneri(IS), 1877, <a href="https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Strab.+13.1.2&fromdoc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0197" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Strab.+13.1.2&fromdoc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0197" rel="nofollow">available online</a> at The Perseus Project. English version (H.C. Hamilton, Esq., W. Falconer, M.A., 1903) <a href="https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0198:book=13:chapter=1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0198:book=13:chapter=1" rel="nofollow">here</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>4. "Cyme (Aeolis)." <i>Wikipedia</i>, Wikimedia Foundation, 10 Jan. 2022, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyme_(Aeolis)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyme_(Aeolis)" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyme_(Aeolis)</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>5. Wroth, <i>op. cit</i>., pp. xlix ff. and pp. 114-124.</p><p><br /></p><p>6. Wroth, <i>op. cit</i>., p. li.</p><p><br /></p><p>7. Wroth, <i>op. cit</i>., p. lii.</p><p><br /></p><p>8. See, for example, a coin illustrated at the blog of our own [USER=99456]@Sulla80[/USER]. "Tisna River God." <i>Sulla Coins</i>, Sulla Coins, 11 July 2021, <a href="https://www.sullacoins.com/post/tisna-river-god" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.sullacoins.com/post/tisna-river-god" rel="nofollow">https://www.sullacoins.com/post/tisna-river-god</a>.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 8257678, member: 75937"]Kyme (also Cyme or Kymi) is one of the old Aeolic towns mentioned by Herodotus, and Strabo refers to it as the largest of the Aeolian cities,[1] which were located on the western coastline of Asia Minor. Aeolis is not a geographic term but a collective name for the cities in the region which were founded by the Aeolians, a branch of the Hellenic peoples. The twelve cities were grouped in the Aeolian League; these were Temnos, Smyrna, Pitane, Neonteichos, Aegirusa, Notium, Cilla or Killa, Kyme, Gryneum, Larissa, Myrina, and Aegae.[2] Strabo, the ancient geographer, locates Kyme north of the Hermus river on the Asia Minor coastline,[3] modern-day "Nemrut Limanı."[4] [ATTACH=full]1456040[/ATTACH] [INDENT][SIZE=3]Map of the western coastline of Asia Minor. After Caliniuc since Putzger & Westermann atlases (Atlas zur Weltgeschichte, Stier, H.E., dir., 1985). Used by permission through [URL='https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Asia_Minor_in_the_Greco-Roman_period_-_general_map_-_regions_and_main_settlements.jpg']Wikimedia Commons[/URL].[/SIZE][/INDENT] The earliest coins bearing the name of the city are silver pieces dating from about the time of the Persian wars, 480 BC. The city issued autonomous coinage regularly from 350 BC until it fell under the Roman Empire in 133 BC. In the Roman imperial period, it served as a provincial mint from the reigns of Nero through Gallienus.[5] The autonomous coins of Kyme present three principal types, each of which may lay claim to be representative symbols of the city. These types are the eagle or eagle's head, the horse or half-horse, and the vase with one handle.[6] The vase is of unusual form, and often appears on coins bearing portraits of Apollo or Artemis and flanked by laurel branches, sacred to Apollo. For this reason, Wroth postulates this vase may have been connected to a local Apolline myth or cultus.[7] This vase also appears on the coins of nearby Tisna,[8] lending credence to the notion of the vase symbolizing a cult in the region, not just as a symbol of the city of Kyme. This new addition to my collection features the one-handled vase and the name of the magistrate who issued the coin, Zoilos, circa 165-90 BC. [ATTACH=full]1456041[/ATTACH] [INDENT][SIZE=3]Aeolis, Kyme. Greek Æ 15.5 mm, 3.69 g, 1 h. Magistrate Zoilos, c. 165-90 BC. Obv: Draped bust of Artemis, right, bow and quiver at shoulder. Rev: One-handled vase between two laurel branches; KY above; Z-Ω/I-Λ/Ο-Σ (magistrate's name) in fields. Refs: BMC 17.113,87-89; Sear 4193; SNG von Aulock 1642; SNG Cop 108.[/SIZE][/INDENT] [I]Let's see your coins of Kyme![/I] [B]~~~ Notes.[/B] 1. Wroth, Warwick. [I]A Catalog of the Greek Coins in the British Museum: Troas, Aeolis and Lesbos.[/I] London, Gilbert and Rivington, 1894, p. xlix. 2. "Aeolis Coins." [I]Forvm Ancient Coins, The Collaborative Numismatics Project[/I], [URL]https://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?e=-_Aeolis&vpar=1381&pos=1&target=54[/URL]. 3. Strabo 13.1.2, in Strabo, [I]Strabonis Geographica[/I]. Edited by August Meineke, Sumptibus Et Typis B.G. Teubneri(IS), 1877, [URL='https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Strab.+13.1.2&fromdoc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0197']available online[/URL] at The Perseus Project. English version (H.C. Hamilton, Esq., W. Falconer, M.A., 1903) [URL='https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0198:book=13:chapter=1']here[/URL]. 4. "Cyme (Aeolis)." [I]Wikipedia[/I], Wikimedia Foundation, 10 Jan. 2022, [URL]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyme_(Aeolis)[/URL]. 5. Wroth, [I]op. cit[/I]., pp. xlix ff. and pp. 114-124. 6. Wroth, [I]op. cit[/I]., p. li. 7. Wroth, [I]op. cit[/I]., p. lii. 8. See, for example, a coin illustrated at the blog of our own [USER=99456]@Sulla80[/USER]. "Tisna River God." [I]Sulla Coins[/I], Sulla Coins, 11 July 2021, [URL]https://www.sullacoins.com/post/tisna-river-god[/URL].[/QUOTE]
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