GREEK. AEOLIS, Kyme. Circa 165-140 BC. Silver Tetradrachm (16.72g). Stephanophoric type. Straton, magistrate. Head of the Amazon Kyme right, wearing taenia / Horse prancing right; one-handled cup below raised foreleg; all within wreath. Oakley dies 39/g; SNG Copenhagen -; Pozzi 2303 (same obv. die). A very attractive piece. Lightly toned. aEF. This tetradrachm, struck under the magistrate Straton, belongs to a moment when Kyme combined strong civic pride with refined Hellenistic style. More than a simple currency, it served as a polished statement of the city's identity and standing in a landscape of shifting alliances. (P)

Estimate: AUD 2500