Teos or Teo was an ancient Greek city on the coast of Ionia, on a peninsula between Chytrium and Myonnesus. It was founded by Minyans from Orchomenus, Ionians and Boeotians, but the date of its foundation is unknown. Teos was one of the twelve cities which formed the Ionian League.
Teos was a flourishing seaport with two fine harbours until Cyrus the Great invaded Lydia and Ionia (c. 540 BC). The Teans fled to the newly founded colonies of Abdera in Thrace and Phanagoria on the Asian side of the Cimmerian Bosporus.
The port was revived by Antigonus Cyclops. During the times of the Roman emperors, the town was noted for its wine, a theatre and Temple of Dionysus. These are positioned near the acropolis, which is situated on a low hill and had fortifications by the 6th century.
Teos was a flourishing seaport with two fine harbours until Cyrus the Great invaded Lydia and Ionia (c. 540 BC). The Teans fled to the newly founded colonies of Abdera in Thrace and Phanagoria on the Asian side of the Cimmerian Bosporus.
The port was revived by Antigonus Cyclops. During the times of the Roman emperors, the town was noted for its wine, a theatre and Temple of Dionysus. These are positioned near the acropolis, which is situated on a low hill and had fortifications by the 6th century.
Modern location: Sığacık, Turkey
An
AR
Tetartemorion
struck 521-478 BC
in
Phokaia
|
Teos
Obverse: head of griffin left
Reverse: incuse square
Diameter:
6 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 0.28 g
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 0.28 g
No notes for this coin
Cf. Hirsch 221, lot 331, BMC 88-89
(2)
Teos
An
AR
Hemidrachm
struck c. 500-460 BC
in
Teos
Obverse: Griffin seated right
Reverse: rough incuse square
Diameter:
12 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.6 g
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.6 g
No notes for this coin
Balcer group XXI, 51-6; SNG Copenhagen 1434
(3)
Teos
An
AR
Tetartemorion
struck 475-450 BC
in
Teos
Obverse: seated griffin right, rising leg
Reverse: quadrate incuse square
Diameter:
8.5 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 0.29 g
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 0.29 g
No notes for this coin
SNG Kayhan 601
