Uranopolis was a city in ancient Macedonia, allegedly founded by Alexarchus, brother of king Cassander of Macedonia. The exact location of Uranopolis is unknown.
It was the site of a mint in the Kingdom of Thrace. Coins of Uranopolis are known for displaying Athena or the Muse Aphrodite Urania, the muse of astronomy, sitting on a globe. The globe represents the Celestial Sphere. It is a common misunderstanding that the globe represents the earth and that this is the first known depiction of the earth in its actual shape.
It was the site of a mint in the Kingdom of Thrace. Coins of Uranopolis are known for displaying Athena or the Muse Aphrodite Urania, the muse of astronomy, sitting on a globe. The globe represents the Celestial Sphere. It is a common misunderstanding that the globe represents the earth and that this is the first known depiction of the earth in its actual shape.
Modern location: Unknown
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Uranopolis
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An
AE
unit
struck 302-290? BC
in
Uranopolis
Obverse: sun with 8 rays
Reverse: Aphrodite Urania sitting on globe* half left; ΟΥΡΑΝΙΔΩΝ / ΠOΛEΩΣ
Diameter:
17 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 3 g
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 3 g
* It's said to be the first depiction of round earth but sphere could also be a depiction of skies and round skies don't necessarily mean that earth must also be round.
SNG Cop 455 - 457; BMC Macedonia p. 134, 2 - 3,