Achaiion or Achaeïum or Achaeum ( Ancient Greek: Ἀχαίιον) was a town in the Tenedian Peraia of the ancient Troad. [1] [2] The legend AX (ACH) which some bronze coins found in this region bear is thought to refer to Ach(aiion) by Louis Robert, [3] but others attribute the coins to Achilleion. [4]
Its site is located near Hantepe, Asiatic Turkey. [5] [6]
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link) objects that whereas Achilleion is twice attested as a
polis and therefore capable of minting coins (
Herodotus 5.94.2,
Stephanus of Byzantium s.v. Σίγειον) Achaiion never had political autonomy and always belonged to the
Tenedian Peraia.
39°49′19″N 26°09′57″E / 39.82194°N 26.16585°E / 39.82194; 26.16585
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