v25_0095 - CARIA - MYLASA Bronze, (PB, Æ 17)
MONNAIES 25 (2006)
Starting price : 95.00 €
Estimate : 200.00 €
unsold lot
Starting price : 95.00 €
Estimate : 200.00 €
unsold lot
Type : Bronze, (PB, Æ 17)
Date: c. 295-280 AC.
Mint name / Town : Mylassa
Metal : copper
Diameter : 16,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 3,52 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Flan très large, complet des deux côtés. Beau portrait. A été légèrement nettoyé
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Trois boucliers macédoniens placés les uns sur les autres.
Reverse
Reverse description : Glaive dans son fourreau ; dans le champ à gauche, labrys (double hache).
Reverse legend : EUPO/LEMOU
Commentary
Poids léger. Pour ce type, normalement nous avons toujours la double hache (labrys), épisème de Mylassa.
Historical background
CARIA - MYLASA
(3rd - 2nd century BC)
Mylassa, a city of indigenous origin, was located west of Stratonicea, inland, but not far from the Gulf of Bargylos. It was chosen as the capital of Caria under the satrap Hekatomnos (396-377 BC). But his successor, Mausolus, preferred Halicarnassus and transferred the seat of government there in 367 BC. After this date, the city lost its importance. Eupolemos was one of Cassandra's generals who fought in Caria.
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