A bronze coin of Side, 350-300BC. Obverse; Cortinthian crested Helmeted bust of Athena right, Reverse; Pomegranate fruit.

The coinage of Side. Side is an ancient Greek colony in modern day Turkey.

The earliest recorded coinage from Side, silver Staters, date to appoximately 490-400BC. From this time up until the reign of the Roman Empeor Claudius, the coinage of Side is representative of a fine Hellenic style, often featuring the Helmeted busts of Athena on the obverse and the figure of Nike on the reverse^[1]. Another frequent theme on the reverse was the pomegranate fruit, from which the city derives its name^[2].

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