Aeolis, Kyme Hemidrachm Ca. 320-250 BC (No reserve price)

Aeolis, Kyme.
Ca. 320-250 BC.
Hemidrachm (Silver, 13.3 mm, 1.89 g).

Obv: Eagle standing right, head turned left; magistrate's name or monogram in field.
Rev: ΚΥ. Forepart of horse right; symbol below.

Reference: SNG Copenhagen 40; SNG von Aulock 1624.

Kyme was regarded as the largest and most important of the twelve Aeolian cities of western Asia Minor, with a harbour large enough to winter a fleet. Legend named the Amazon Kyme as its founder, and tradition held that the father of Hesiod had sailed from the city. Its coinage paired the eagle with the forepart of a prancing horse, a likely allusion to the region's horse breeding. After the defeat of Antiochos III, Kyme received freedom from taxation and later joined the province of Asia.

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