AR Stater, Aspendus, Pamphylia

AR Stater, Aspendus, Pamphylia

Lot 312 · Consigned by martya

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Description

The city of Aspendus was the principle mint of Pamphylia, an area on the south coast of Asia Minor. It was late to be hellenized and did not begin coinage until the end of the fifth century BC. The Greek word for slinger has some resemblance to the name of the town and may explain this design.