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PAMPHYLIA, Aspendos. Circa 380/75-330/25 BC. AR Stater (23mm, 10.96 g, 11h). Two wrestlers, nude, grappling; KI between / Slinger in throwing stance right; triskeles to right; all in dotted square; c/m: head of satyr(?) right within incuse circle. Tekin Series 4; SNG BN 104. Iridescent tone, slight weakness on high points, minor doubling on obverse. Near EF.
As renderings of athleticism and action, the coins of Aspendos have seldom been matched. Aspendos was a colony of Argos located at the southern coast of Asia Minor on the navigable River Eurymedon, which made it an important emporium and naval base. Its famous wrestler coinage commences circa 410 BC. Wrestling was one of the premier events of Greek sports, practiced at the Olympic Games and at gymnasia throughout the ancient world.
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