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Live auction - bgr_707065 - CARIA - KAUNOS Hemidrachme
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| Estimate : | 180 € |
| Price : | no bid |
| Maximum bid : | no bid |
| End of the sale : | 10 February 2026 14:15:30 |
Type : Hemidrachme
Date: c. 166-100 AC.
Mint name / Town : Caunos, Carie
Metal : silver
Diameter : 12 mm
Orientation dies : 1 h.
Weight : 1,06 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie centrée avec un manque de métal à 1h. Joli portrait, bien venu à la frappe. Patine grise
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête casquée d’Athéna à droite coiffée du casque corinthien à triple aigrette.
Reverse
Reverse description : Épée dans son fourreau.
Reverse legend : K-A / KTH-TOS
Reverse translation : (Caunos).
Historical background
CARIA - KAUNOS
(2nd - 1st century BC)
Kaunos or Caunos, an important port on the Carian coast, was located 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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