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Koryphas

Koryphas was a coastal settlement of Aeolis, located opposite Lesbos. The Mytilenaeans founded the settlement. Pliny the Elder mentions the site three times, including it in a comparative discussion of the quality of oysters sourced from various places in the Roman world.

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