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Aeolis, Kyme, Amazon and Artemis, Spectacular!

Æ 16mm/4.3gm         Kyme mint - ca. 2nd century BC

Con/ Good Very Fine. Perfectly centered to either side and struck with fresh dies. Astonishing sea green patina with bronze highlights. 

Obv/ Artemis standing with bow behind shoulder and holding long torch, greeting the Amazon Kyme in military dress, holding scepter.

Rev/ KY; Apollo and Kyme (holding long scepter), both in military dress, in slow quadriga right.

Ref/ SNG Copenhagen 113; SNG von Aulock 7698

Seller's Note/ In Greek mythology, Amazon Kyme was the legendary founder of the Aeolian city of Kyme in Asia Minor. She is depicted on ancient coins of the city, often shown wearing a headband (taenia) and sometimes accompanied by a horse, a symbol of the city's prosperous horse breeding industry. While the Amazons were a mythical tribe of female warriors, Kyme's story is linked to the city's origin myth, connecting it to this powerful female warrior group