bgr_1109317 - CARIA - MYNDOS Unité
200.00 €(Approx. 234.00$ | 174.00£)
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Type : Unité
Date: c. 350-300 AC.
Mint name / Town : Myndos, Carie
Metal : copper
Diameter : 11 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 1,39 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie centrée. Joli revers, bien venu à la frappe. Portrait agréable. Patine foncée
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête laurée et barbue de Poséidon à droite.
Reverse
Reverse description : Dauphin à droite ; au-dessous, un trident.
Reverse legend : MU
Reverse translation : (Myndos).
Historical background
CARIA - MYNDOS
(4th century BC)
Myndos, a Dorian colony, was reputed to have been founded by the Trojans. The city was located about twenty kilometers from Halicarnassus on the coast. Coinage would not begin until the 2nd century BC and came under the influence of the Egyptians who had occupied the region.
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