Cilicia, Uncertain AR Obol - Female / Herakles

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Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 04/06/2018 3:42 pm It seems like a lot of these types from Cilicia are unattributable if their design elements don't correspond to a known type bearing an ethnic. Cilicia, unknown. C. 400-350 BC? Female bust facing, veiled and wearing necklace Bare-headed Herakles right, lion skin tied around neck SNG Levante 220 https://www.cNGCoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=207033 I can't recall seeing another coin where Herakles has the skin of the Nemean Lion, but isn't wearing it as a helmet? Interesting little coin, nonetheless. Report this Post to the Staff

jmkendall Pillar of the Community United States 1590 Posts	Posted 04/06/2018 6:26 pm I like it. But don't know anything about foreign coins. My Question is; when I see Cilicia, I think Armenian. Though this coin is clearly Greek, and dates from before the Armenian migration. So...is Cilicia just a geographical designation in this context? Report this Post to the Staff
Kushanshah Pillar of the Community United States 1554 Posts	Posted 04/06/2018 7:37 pm "Cilicia" (Κιλικìα) as a geographic designation and political entity existed from at least the 2nd millennium BC, referring to the southern coast of Anatolia (modern Turkey). The Cilicians were ruled at one time or another by Hittites, Persians, Greeks, Romans and Byzantines before the Armenians came along. In the 20th century, the distinction between "kingdom" (polity), "nation" (people) and "country" (place) blurred together into the notion of "nation states". In the past, the three were much more distinct. "Cilician Armenia" is really shorthand for "The kingdom of the Armenians in Cilicia". Edited by Kushanshah 04/06/2018 7:47 pm Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 04/06/2018 8:38 pm Steve you have a Knack for finding interesting coins. Another nice addition. Report this Post to the Staff
Palouche Pillar of the Community Spain 2752 Posts	Posted 04/07/2018 03:13 am Any ideas as to who the female bust might represent? Nice pick up! Paul Report this Post to the Staff
Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 04/12/2018 2:08 pm Forgot to reply. In most auctions and online catalogues I have seen, the authors don't attempt to identify the female. Some suspect it may be Arethusa: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Are..._(mythology) Report this Post to the Staff
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