Famed for Homer, the Troas is a historical region in north-western Anatolia.
Its strategic position at the Hellespont, the cross-roads between west and east, as well as between
north and south, was responsible not only for the wealth of the local Greek communities but also for
their turbulent history. In Greek and Roman times, twenty five different mints were active in the region,
including the island of Tenedos.
Here, we see a well-known statuary type of Zeus, but with an unusual depiction of an eagle. This is what the cult image of Zeus of Adramyttion could have looked like.
The Coin of this Month is presented by Andrea Gorys und Bernhard Weisser
