Bronze issue of Adramyteion in Mysia, generally dated to the 2nd century BC, belonging to the Hellenistic coinage of the cities of western Asia Minor that operated during the period of the Kingdom of Pergamon’s dominance, and later under the early Roman administration after the creation of the province of Asia in 129 BC.
Adramyteion, located on the Adramyttian Gulf at the foot of Mount Ida, is well attested in ancient sources, including Herodotus, Thucydides, and Strabo, as a port of commercial importance.
Greece
Mysia, Adramyteion, AE, 2nd century BC
Obverse: laureatehead of Apollo left
Reverse: cornucopiae, pileus on each side
AΔΡA-MΥ / TH-NΩN
Diameter 20 mm, weight 6.89 g
