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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     797763      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Greek Region:     IONIA City:     Teos Date Ruled:     Circa 510-475 BC Metal:     Silver Denomination:     Stater Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     BC Circa 510-475 Diameter:     20 mm Weight:     11.77 g Obverse Legend:     M E Obverse Description:     Griffin seated right, raising foreleg; M E below, flanking other foreleg Reverse Description:     Quadripartite incuse square Primary Reference:     Balcer group IV corr. (A12/P16) Reference2:     SNG Cop - Reference3:     TraitÉ I 500 Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=117813 Grade:     EF, a little granular Notes:     Overstruck on uncertain type. Balcer failed to note the M on the obverses of his group IV staters (although it is clearly visible on his example 12b = TraitÉ I 500).A member city of the Ionian Dodekapolis, Teos was a thriving seaport with two fine harbors. It was the birthplace of Anakreon the poet, Hekataios the historian, Protagoras the sophist, Skythinos the poet, Andron the geographer, and Apellikon, the preserver of the works of Aristotle. When the Persians under Cyrus invaded circa 540 BC, many Teans fled, resettling in Abdera. The griffin was the badge of the city of Teos, and is present on the coins of both cities.

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