Thyateira, Lydia | AE16

Reference: SNG Cop 571
Date: 200-100 BCE
Obverse: Laureate head of Apollo right
Reverse: ΘΥΑΤΕΙΡΗΝΩΝ; double headed axe (labrys) in center field
Mint: Thyateira, Lydia
Size: 15.8 mm
Weight: 4.59 grams

Scarce issue featuring a nice depiction of the labrys, a symbol of Lydian royal power. Lydian kings carried the double axe as a holy sign of royal office and transferred it to their heirs as an official symbol of succession.

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