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Æ15
| Issuer | Kyme |
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| Year | 100 BC - 1 BC |
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| Diameter | 15.0 mm |
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| Reverse description | Kantharos with two upright handles depicted in the central field, resting on a short stem and base; the Greek letters Kappa (K) and Upsilon (Y) flank the vessel to the left and right respectively, serving as an abbreviation for the city name KYMA. The design is set within a plain field without border. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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Kyme was the principal city of Aeolis and one of the largest Greek settlements on the Aegean coast of Asia Minor, yet it produced relatively little coinage compared to its regional neighbors — a reflection of its prolonged dependence on larger powers rather than monetary autonomy. By the first century BC, the city operated firmly within the Roman provincial orbit following Rome's reorganization of the former Attalid kingdom into the province of Asia in 133 BC.
SNG Copenhagen 115 places this type within a well-documented civic bronze series, though precise dating within the two-century window remains contested among specialists.