Coinage of Side
A bronze coin of Side, 350-300BC. Obverse; Cortinthian crested Helmeted bust of Athena right, Reverse; Pomegranate fruit.
The Coinage of Side refers to numismatic objects produced at Side, an ancient Greek colony in modern-day Turkey.
The earliest recorded coinage from Side, silver Staters, date to approximately 490-400 BC. From this time up until the reign of the Roman Empeor Claudius the coinage of Side is representative of a fine Hellenic style, often featuring the Helmeted busts of Athena on the obverse and the figure of Nike on the reverse.[1] Another frequent theme on the reverse was the pomegranate fruit, from which the city derives its name.[2]
References
- ↑ David R. Sear, Greek Coins and their Values.
- ↑ Turkish Odyssey/Places of Interest/Mediterranean/Perge-Aspendus-Side-Alanya
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