bgr_913474 - CARIA - KAUNOS Quart d’unité
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Type : Quart d’unité
Date: c. 390-370 AC.
Mint name / Town : Kaunos, Carie
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 10 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 1,10 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie idéalement centrée. Très beau sphinx, bien venu à la frappe. Patine foncée
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête d’Apollon de face.
Reverse
Reverse description : Sphinx assis à gauche.
Reverse legend : D-G
Historical background
CARIA - KAUNOS
(5th - 4th century BC)
Kaunos, an important port on the Carian coast, was located to the south of the region opposite the island of Rhodes. Founded by the Cretans, it became an important city in the 5th and 4th centuries BC..
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