To obtain a proper sense of what Thymbra was like I gather one has to study the era of Troy since Thymbra seems so influenced by it's much larger and older neighbor? I'm fascinated by the little coins from Thymbra and their solemn depiction of Zeus Ammon. Any interesting tidbits out there would be a most welcomed addition to the attribution of this little coin. Zeus in many of these coins is wearing some sort of helmet or headdress. Does anyone know what this is from other attributions or references? Also, I would imagine that the Zeus Ammon influence to Thymbra came much in it's history. My knowledge of Ammon is that it's largely Egyptian-centric thus the concept of Zeus-Ammon wasn't necessary until a combination figure of both Egyptian and Greek cultures was desired/required, (enter BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞAN∆POY stage left) Troas, Thymbra / AE, 15mm, 4.8 gm / 400-300 BC Obv: head of Zeus Ammon left, bearded Rev: 8 pointed star, pellet in center, ΘY between rays Ref: BMC Troas, pg 89:3, plate 16:12 (pg 358) Lin: from a lot of the Dr. Hartmann collection which was sold at the Dorotheum Auction house in Vienna /Austia some years ago
