bgr_787931 - CARIA - MYLASA Drachme
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Type : Drachme
Date: c. 300-280 AC.
Mint name / Town : Mylassa
Metal : silver
Diameter : 19 mm
Orientation dies : 11 h.
Weight : 4,15 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie sur un flan idéalement centré. Joli portrait d’Héraklès. Patine grise
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête d'Héraklès à droite, coiffée de la léonté.
Reverse
Reverse description : Zeus aétophore assis à gauche, les jambes croisées, nu jusqu'à la ceinture, tenant un aigle posé sur sa main droite et un long sceptre bouleté de la gauche ; dans le champ à gauche, une double hache (labrys).
Reverse legend : ALEXANDROU.
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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