bgr_1109317 - CARIA - MYNDOS Unité

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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 :

BMC.1 - Aulock2114 - B. traité- - Cop.1022 - GC.4524 var. - Kayhan847 - EKC.234

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.

CARIA - MYNDOS Unité AU

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