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Ancient Coins of Halicarnassus, Caria

Halicarnassus was in southwest Caria on a picturesque, advantageous site on the Ceramic Gulf. It was famous for the tomb of Mausolus, built about 350 B.C., the origin of the word mausoleum, and one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. During Alexander the Great's siege of Halicarnassus in 334 B.C., the retreating Persians burned the city. Alexander failed to immediately take the citadel, but left it blockaded when he departed. Halicarnassus never fully recovered from the destruction of the siege. In the first century B.C., Cicero described it as almost deserted. The site is now occupied in part by the town of Bodrum; but the ancient walls can still be traced round nearly all their circuit, and the position of several of the temples, the theater, and other public buildings can be fixed with certainty.

Persian Achaemenid Empire, Carian Satrapy, Maussolos, 377 - 353 B.C.

|Persian| |Caria|, |Persian| |Achaemenid| |Empire,| |Carian| |Satrapy,| |Maussolos,| |377| |-| |353| |B.C.||drachm|
Mausolus (Maussollos) is best known because his elaborate tomb, the Mausoleum, was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. In 357, Mausolus helped Rhodes and other Athenian allies (Chios, Kos, and Byzantium) revolt against Athens. These cities then became federates of Mausolus.
GS85558. Silver drachm, SNG Cop 591; SNGvA 2362; SNG Keckman 276; SNG Kayhan 874; SGCV II 4956; BMC Caria p. 182, 9; Traité II 97 var. (wreath left on rev.), VF/F, toned, porosity, small lamination defects, weight 3.358 g, maximum diameter 15.1 mm, die axis 0o, Halikarnassos (Bodrum, Turkey) mint, c. 377 - 353 B.C.; obverse laureate head of Apollo facing slightly right; reverse Zeus Labraundos standing right, labrys (double ax) in right hand over right shoulder, grounded long scepter vertical in left hand, MAYΣΣΩΛΛO (Maussollos) downward on right; SOLD


Halikarnassos, Caria, c. 510 - 480 B.C.

|Halikarnassus|, |Halikarnassos,| |Caria,| |c.| |510| |-| |480| |B.C.||Samian| |tetrobol|
In Greek Mythology, Ketos was a hideous sea-monster, daughter of Gaia and Pontos. In time it became the name of any sea-monster. Our word cetacean is derived from this name.

This type and companion fractions were long attributed to Kindya. The discovery of a coin bearing the reverse legend 'AΛIKAP' allowed for a certain reattribution of the series to Halikarnassos.
SH20398. Silver Samian tetrobol, SNG Keckman 920; SNGvA 2340; SNG Kayhan 810; Asyut 687; Rosen 617, Asyut Hoard 688, EF, weight 2.088 g, maximum diameter 12.2 mm, Halikarnassos (Bodrum, Turkey) mint, c. 510 - 480 B.C.; obverse head of Ketos left; reverse stellate pattern in latticed frame set diagonally within incuse square; SOLD


Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy III Euergetes, 246 - 222 B.C.

|Ptolemaic| |Egypt|, |Ptolemaic| |Kingdom| |of| |Egypt,| |Ptolemy| |III| |Euergetes,| |246| |-| |222| |B.C.||obol|
According to Ptolemaic bronze expert Daniel Wolf, "These coins are attributed by Svoronos to Ake-Ptolemaïs (Acre), but modern finds indicate they are most likely from the area near (modern) Bodrum in Turkey." Bodrum was called Halicarnassus, Caria in ancient times and was famous for housing the Mausoleum of Mausolus, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
GP86392. Bronze obol, Lorber CPE B436; Svoronos 791; Weiser 79; BMC Ptolemies p. 54, 75; SNG Cop 476; Malter 102; Noeske -; Hosking -, Choice gVF, well struck on a nice flan, nice dark patina, light earthen deposits, central cavities, weight 13.294 g, maximum diameter 24.3 mm, die axis 0o, Caria (Halicarnassus?) mint, 246 - 222 B.C.; obverse diademed head of Zeus Ammon right; reverse ΠTOΛEMAIOY BAΣIΛEΩΣ (of King Ptolemy), eagle standing half left on thunderbolt, head left, wings closed, tripod in left field; ex Pars Coins; scarce; SOLD


Halikarnassos, Caria, 5th Century B.C.

|Halikarnassus|, |Halikarnassos,| |Caria,| |5th| |Century| |B.C.||obol|
GA81394. Silver obol, SNG Keckman 39, gF, weight 0.768 g, maximum diameter 9.4 mm, die axis 90o, Halikarnassos (Bodrum, Turkey) mint, obverse forepart of Pegasos left; reverse AΛI, forepart of goat left; SOLD


Halikarnassos, Caria, c. 510 - 480 B.C.

|Halikarnassus|, |Halikarnassos,| |Caria,| |c.| |510| |-| |480| |B.C.||Samian| |tetrobol|
In Greek Mythology, Ketos was a hideous sea-monster, daughter of Gaia and Pontos. In time it became the name of any sea-monster. Our word cetacean is derived from this name.

This type and companion fractions were long attributed to Kindya. The discovery of a coin bearing the reverse legend 'AΛIKAP' allowed for a certain reattribution of the series to Halikarnassos.
GA112279. Silver Samian tetrobol, SNG Keckman 920; SNGvA 2340; SNG Kayhan 810; Asyut 687; Rosen 617, Asyut Hoard 688, gVF, toned, obv. die wear, weight 1.968 g, maximum diameter 12.8 mm, Halikarnassos (Bodrum, Turkey) mint, c. 510 - 480 B.C.; obverse head of Ketos left; reverse stellate pattern in latticed frame set diagonally within incuse square; ex Harlan J. Berk (old tag with Joliet, IL address); SOLD


Halikarnassos, Caria, c. 510 - 480 B.C.

|Halikarnassus|, |Halikarnassos,| |Caria,| |c.| |510| |-| |480| |B.C.||Samian| |tetrobol|
In Greek Mythology, Ketos was a hideous sea-monster, daughter of Gaia and Pontos. In time it became the name of any sea-monster. Our word cetacean is derived from this name.

This type and companion fractions were long attributed to Kindya. The discovery of a coin bearing the reverse legend 'AΛIKAP' allowed for a certain reattribution of the series to Halikarnassos.
GA112009. Silver Samian tetrobol, SNG Kayhan 815, Asyut 688, SNG Keckman 920 var. (Ketos left), gVF, weight 1.676 g, maximum diameter 11.5 mm, Halikarnassos (Bodrum, Turkey) mint, c. 510 - 480 B.C.; obverse head of Ketos right; reverse stellate pattern in latticed frame set diagonally within incuse square; SOLD


Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy III Euergetes, 246 - 222 B.C.

|Ptolemaic| |Egypt|, |Ptolemaic| |Kingdom| |of| |Egypt,| |Ptolemy| |III| |Euergetes,| |246| |-| |222| |B.C.||obol|
According to Ptolemaic bronze expert Daniel Wolf, "These coins are attributed by Svoronos to Ake-Ptolemaïs (Acre), but modern finds indicate they are most likely from the area near (modern) Bodrum in Turkey." Bodrum was called Halicarnassus, Caria in ancient times and was famous for housing the Mausoleum of Mausolus, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
GP84902. Bronze obol, Lorber CPE B436; Svoronos 791; Weiser 79; BMC Ptolemies p. 54, 75; SNG Cop 476; Malter 102; Noeske -; Hosking -, VF, green patina, corrosion, encrustations, reverse slightly off center, central cavities, weight 12.185 g, maximum diameter 24.5 mm, die axis 0o, Lycia, Telmessos (Fethiye, Turkey) mint, 246 - 222 B.C.; obverse diademed head of Zeus Ammon right; reverse ΠTOΛEMAIOY BAΣIΛEΩΣ (of King Ptolemy), eagle standing half left on thunderbolt, head left, wings closed, tripod in left field; scarce; SOLD


Halikarnassos, Caria, 5th Century B.C.

|Halikarnassus|, |Halikarnassos,| |Caria,| |5th| |Century| |B.C.||obol|
GA83042. Silver obol, SNG Cop 336; SNG Kayhan 75 - 76; SNG Keckman 39 var. (horse left), aVF, weight 0.611 g, maximum diameter 9.0 mm, die axis 90o, Halikarnassos (Bodrum, Turkey) mint, obverse forepart of winged horse right; reverse forepart of goat left; SOLD


Halikarnassos, Caria, c. 510 - 480 B.C.

|Halikarnassus|, |Halikarnassos,| |Caria,| |c.| |510| |-| |480| |B.C.||Samian| |tetrobol|
In Greek Mythology, Ketos was a hideous sea-monster, daughter of Gaia and Pontos. In time it became the name of any sea-monster. Our word cetacean is derived from this name.

This type and companion fractions were long attributed to Kindya. The discovery of a coin bearing the reverse legend 'AΛIKAP' allowed for a certain reattribution of the series to Halikarnassos.
GA113838. Silver Samian tetrobol, SNG Kayhan 815, Asyut 688, SNG Keckman 920 var. (Ketos left), VF, well centered, grainy surfaces, weight 1.596 g, maximum diameter 11.3 mm, Halikarnassos (Bodrum, Turkey) mint, c. 510 - 480 B.C.; obverse head of ketos right; reverse stellate pattern in latticed frame set diagonally within incuse square; ex Leu Numismatik web auction 26 (8-13 Jul 2023), lot 6955 (part of); SOLD


Halikarnassos, Caria, c. 510 - 480 B.C.

|Halikarnassus|, |Halikarnassos,| |Caria,| |c.| |510| |-| |480| |B.C.||Samian| |tetrobol|
In Greek Mythology, Ketos was a hideous sea-monster, daughter of Gaia and Pontos. In time it became the name of any sea-monster. Our word cetacean is derived from this name.

This type and companion fractions were long attributed to Kindya. The discovery of a coin bearing the reverse legend 'AΛIKAP' allowed for a certain reattribution of the series to Halikarnassos.
GA113836. Silver Samian tetrobol, SNG Kayhan 815, Asyut 688, SNG Keckman 920 var. (Ketos left), VF, tight flan, die wear, weight 1.687 g, maximum diameter 11.7 mm, Halikarnassos (Bodrum, Turkey) mint, c. 510 - 480 B.C.; obverse head of ketos right; reverse stellate pattern in latticed frame set diagonally within incuse square; ex Leu Numismatik web auction 26 (8-13 Jul 2023), lot 6955 (part of); SOLD




  




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