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Aeolis, Kyme, Amazon with Artemis Countermark!

Æ 20mm/5.7.0gm        Kyme mint - ca.  250-190 Century BC

Con/ Well centered to either side and struck with a fresh CM die, glossy dark brown and red patina. Struck on a somewhat misshapen flan, otherwise, after appropriate detailed cleaning, Good Very Fine.

Obv/ Amazon Kyme right, hair tied with ribbon, counter marked with bust of Artemis!

Rev/ K-Y; Horse prancing right, one-handled cup below raised foreleg, Magistrate name below.

Ref/ SNG Cop 97 CM

Seller's Note/ A fine example of this sought after issue. In most cases the reverse is flattened from the CM strike bot NOT on this example!  

Of further note, the citizens of Kyme city must have believed there was a clear affinity between the Amazon Kyme and Artemis the Greek Goddess of the Hunt, as exemplified on the following two coins:

https://nobleromancoins.com/product_info.php?products_id=6788

https://nobleromancoins.com/product_info.php?products_id=6790

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), Eagles, One-handled Cups, and other issues referring to Artemis, the Greek Goddess of the Hunt. 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