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Auction X 13 January 2013
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Crete. Cydonia. c. 320-270 BC. Stater, 11.21g. (1h). Obv: Head of Maenad left, wearing wreath of ivy. Rx: ΚΥΔΩΝ Hero Kydon standing left, stringing bow. Svoronos 23. SNG Delepierre 2350. From sharper dies and less worn than usual for Cretan coins. VF.
Ex Lewis Egnew Collection.
The ancestor of the Cydonians, Kydon, is said to have been a son of the legendary king of Crete, Minos. Kydon's deeds and fate are not known, although the quince was named after him (μηλον Κυδωνιον)!.
Ex Lewis Egnew Collection.
The ancestor of the Cydonians, Kydon, is said to have been a son of the legendary king of Crete, Minos. Kydon's deeds and fate are not known, although the quince was named after him (μηλον Κυδωνιον)!.