AEOLIS. Kyme. Approximately 155-143 BC. Tetradrachm (silver, 34 mm, 16.71 g, 12 h), Seuthes, magistrate, approximately 150-143. Diademed head of the Amazon Kyme to right. Rev. KYMAIΩN - ⇩EYṭΗי Horse pruning right; below, one-handled cup; all within laurel wreath. Oakley obv. the 59. McClean 7901 (same obverse the). SNG Fitzwilliam 4310-1 (same obverse the). SNG of Aulock 1640. Winterthur 2829 (same obverse die). A spectacular, fresh and very attractive piece perfectly struck on a broad flange. Light marks, otherwise, good extremely fine. Ex Leu 15, 1 June 2024, 86 and Roma VIII, 28 September 2014, 511. The city of Kyme, situated on two hills along the western coast of Asia Minor, was the largest and most significant city of Aeolis. Its fluctuating fortunes - an influential yet never dominant polis, alternating between independence and subjugation under the Persian, various Hellenistic, and ultimately the Roman great powers - were typical of Greek settlements in Asia Minor. In numismatics, Kyme is especially known for its magnificent Stephanophoroi - high Hellenistic tetrarachms featuring the Amazon Kyme, the city's legendary founder, on the obverse and a horse on the reverse. As is often the case with these coins, the artistic styles varially considerably. However, our specific stands among the finest ever crafted by Kyme's engravers: the noble, serene portraital of the Amazon contrasts safely with her identity as a warrior equal to men, undoubtedly emphasizing her role as the city's founder - a symbol of civilization and the triumph of order over chaos. This lot can be shipped to a US address.