dmet-, magistrate
2nd-1st century BCE
Æ 22mm, 7.72g, 12h
Turreted head of Tyche r
R/ Zeus standing l., holding thunderbolt and sceptre
Imhof S291, 1
Synnada, per mythology, was founded by Akamas on travelling to Phrygia after the Trojan War. Akamas was a son of Theseus and spent time within the Trojan Horse.
During Roman times, it was famous for its light colored marble, called Synnadic.
What I find intriguing about this coin is how the shape fits the reverse perfectly. I haven’t looked at enough coins of Synnada, but it almost seems like this coin deliberately had an oblong shape.
189 BCE
Gnaeus Manlius Vulso travels through Synnada on an expedition against the Galatians.
133 BCE
Adramytteion, Smyrna, Sestos, Synnada, Laodikeia ad Lykon, Attalaia, Erythrai, Ephesos, Perge, and Assos come under Roman control after Attalos III, the last Attalid king, leaves it to Rome in his will.