Miletos was an ancient Greek city on the western coast of Anatolia, near the mouth of the Maeander River in ancient Caria.
By the 6th century B.C., Miletus had earned a maritime empire with many colonies, but brushed up against powerful Lydia at home, and the tyrant Polycrates of its neighbor to the west, Samos. When Cyrus of Persia defeated Croesus of Lydia in the middle of the 6th century B.C., Miletus fell under Persian rule. Miletos, along with most of Anatolia, was taken from Persia by Alexander the Great in 334 B.C. Miletos' greatest wealth and splendor was reached during the Hellenistic era and Roman times.
The symbols found on coins of Miletos include the lion, a star, and Apollo.
By the 6th century B.C., Miletus had earned a maritime empire with many colonies, but brushed up against powerful Lydia at home, and the tyrant Polycrates of its neighbor to the west, Samos. When Cyrus of Persia defeated Croesus of Lydia in the middle of the 6th century B.C., Miletus fell under Persian rule. Miletos, along with most of Anatolia, was taken from Persia by Alexander the Great in 334 B.C. Miletos' greatest wealth and splendor was reached during the Hellenistic era and Roman times.
The symbols found on coins of Miletos include the lion, a star, and Apollo.
Modern location: Ruins located near Balat, Turkey.
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Alexander III
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Obverse: Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress
Reverse: Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and sceptre, monogram on left / AΛEΞANΔPOY
Diameter:
-
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 4.3 g
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 4.3 g
Struck under Philip III
Price 2121, Müller 847
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Miletos
Obverse: Forepart of a lion left, head right
Reverse: Stellate design within square incuse
Diameter:
7 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 1.2 g
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 1.2 g
No notes for this coin
SNG Kayhan 462-75
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Miletos
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Obverse: head of lion left
Reverse: star ornament within incuse square
Diameter:
8 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 1.07 g
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 1.07 g
No notes for this coin
Pfeiler, 6; SNG von Aulock 2080; BMC 12; SNG Delepierre 2644; SNG Cop. 948
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Miletos
Obverse: head of lion left
Reverse: star ornament within incuse square
Diameter:
7.5 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 1.1 g
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 1.1 g
No notes for this coin
Grose 8210, SNGvA 2081, SNG Cop 944v, BMC 186, Sear #3533
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Miletos
Obverse: Forepart of lion left, head to right
Reverse: Stellate pattern within incuse square
Diameter:
9 mm
Die Orientation: 0 H
Weight: 1.16 g
Die Orientation: 0 H
Weight: 1.16 g
No notes for this coin
SNG Kayhan 462-75
