Ionia, Smyrna, 2nd–1st Century BC-Tyche/Aphrodite Stratonikis-Moschos (ΜΟΣΧΟΣ)

• Origin: Ionia, Smyrna (modern-day İzmir, Turkey)

• Denomination: AE16 (Bronze Unit)

• Period: Late Hellenistic, circa 105–75 BC

• Catalog Ref: Sear GCV #6566; Milne (1927) Period XIII–XV

Physical Description

• Obverse: Head of Tyche (City Fortune) facing right. She wears a distinct turreted crown, symbolizing the fortified walls and defensive strength of Smyrna.

• Reverse: Aphrodite Stratonikis standing right. She rests her left elbow on a short column and holds a small Nike(Victory) in her outstretched hand. A scepter is often visible in the background.

• Inscriptions: Traces of ΣΜΥΡΝΑΙΩΝ (Smyrnaion – "Of the Smyrneans") and remains of a Magistrate’s name(likely Moschos or Apollonios).

Ex T & T auctions, The Jennifer collection