The Coinage of Side refers to numismatic objects produced at Side

Side

Side was an ancient Greek city in Anatolia, in the region of Pamphylia, in what is now Antalya province, on the southern Mediterranean coast of Turkey...

, an ancient Greek colony in modern day Turkey

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

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The earliest recorded coinage from Side, silver Staters, date to approximately 490-400 BC. 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

Athena

In Greek mythology, Athena, Athenê, or Athene , also referred to as Pallas Athena/Athene , is the goddess of wisdom, courage, inspiration, civilization, warfare, strength, strategy, the arts, crafts, justice, and skill. Minerva, Athena's Roman incarnation, embodies similar attributes. Athena is...

 on the obverse and the figure of Nike

Nike (mythology)

In Greek mythology, Nike was a goddess who personified victory, also known as the Winged Goddess of Victory. The Roman equivalent was Victoria. Depending upon the time of various myths, she was described as the daughter of Pallas and Styx and the sister of Kratos , Bia , and Zelus...

on the reverse Another frequent theme on the reverse was the pomegranate fruit, from which the city derives its name.