Cilicia, Kibyra Minor
ca 2nd-1st century BCE
Æ 16mm, 5,72g
Obv: Jugate busts of the Dioskouroi to right, both wearing a laureate cap; above, two stars.
Rev: EK KIBYPATΩN. Athena standing front, head to left, holding taenia in her left hand and erecting trophy with her right; to left, countermark of a female (?) head to right.
SNG Levante 385.
Kibyra Minor was so named to distinguish it from the larger Kibyra, Caria. It was mentioned by Strabo and Skylax, though its location today has been debated. It is believed to be the same Kyberna mentioned by Stadiasmus. Little is known about the city outside of its coins, which are rare.