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Æ11
| Issuer | Kyme |
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| Year | 185 BC - 75 BC |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Reverse description | Standing figure, likely a cult statue or draped deity, depicted frontally in the centre of the field, flanked by the Greek magistrate's name inscription divided across the field. The figure holds a long vertical sceptre or staff and is rendered in a schematic, archaising style. The Greek legend ΖΩΙΛΟΣ, the name of the issuing magistrate, appears divided to either side of the central figure. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΖΩΙΛΟΣ |
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Kyme was the largest and wealthiest of the Aeolian cities on the western coast of Asia Minor, yet it produced surprisingly little coinage relative to its regional standing — a reflection of how thoroughly the city's economy was integrated into broader Hellenistic exchange networks where larger civic and royal issues dominated. This small bronze filled local transactional needs during a period when Kyme navigated shifting allegiances between Pergamene and, later, Roman authority.
SNG Copenhagen 109 places this type within a well-documented but modestly studied civic bronze series. The century-long date range reflects genuine uncertainty about sequential issues rather than continuous production.