Lycia, Oinoanda
Circa 200 BCE
AE 15.5 mm, 3.65g
Draped bust of Hermes to right, wing above his ear, wearing taenia; kerykeion over left shoulder.
Rev. Ares Tauropleites standing facing, holding spear in right hand and resting left on shield set on ground; to left, o/B.
R. Ashton, “The Coinage of Oinoanda,” NC 2005, p. 75, 4 (A1/P1)
Oinoanda, which from its name is believed to have produced wine, has visitable ruins today. Its origins are far before Greek times, and it was referred to as Wiyanawanda by the Hittites. From 200 to 190 BCE, it was re-colonized by settlers from Termessos. For some time, it was part of a confederation with Kibyra, Bubon, and Balbura, which was dissolved by the Romans in 84 BCE.
A tremendous inscription of Epicurus, funded by a citizen named Diogenes, was chiseled in a wall in Oinoanda. It originally contained 25,000 words and about half that is still legible.