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AEOLIS, Aigai. Circa 151-143 BC. AR tetradrachm (16.46 g). Stephanophoric type. Wreathed head of Apollo to right with bow and quiver over shoulder / AIΓAIEΩN, Zeus standing left, holding eagle and scepter; monogram to left. All within oak wreath. A few old marks. Double struck on the reverse. Toned with faint golden highlights around devices. Very rare. Ex. Classical Numismatic Group, Auction 97, lot 166. September 17th, 2014. . Aigai is situated on a hilltop, some miles inland from Kyme and Myrina on the western coast of modern Turkey. It controlled the roads to Sardes and Pergamon. The city is relatively well preserved today, taking into consideration that it was founded by Greeks, occupied and fortified by Persians, used as a Roman garrison and finally used by the Byzantines. Remnants of all occupants can still be seen. Olav was there in 2009, and it took him five years to acquire this coin, much because Aigai had a very limited output of stephanophoric tetradrachms compared to Kyme and Myrina. The coins are very rare today. According to Westermark, only four obverse dies are known (cf. U. Westermark, "En tetradrachm från Aigai i Aiolis" in Festscrift Lagerqvist, pp. 471–5). Grade:1+/01