AEOLIS. Kyme. AR Tetradrachm (16.82 gms), Kallias, magistrate, ca. 155-143 B.C. NGC Ch AU, Strike: 4/5 Surface: 3/5. SNG Cop-103. Stephanophoric type. Obverse: Head of the Amazon Kyme right, wearing tainia; Reverse: Horse standing right, with foreleg raised; single-handled cup to lower right, ΚΑΛΛΙΑΣ below; all within wreath. This dazzling example is bewitching with luster and a faint hint of cherry tone across well-struck surfaces. Bearing little actual evidence of circulation, it is more attractive than many examples that are in NGC MS encapsulations.
