CARIA, Uncertain ('Mint G'). Circa 490-470 BC. AR Quarter Stater (13mm, 2.81 g, 12h). Aeginetic standard. Near VF.

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Greek, 12h, Silver

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CARIA, Uncertain ('Mint G'). Circa 490-470 BC. AR Quarter Stater (13mm, 2.81 g, 12h). Aeginetic standard. Forepart of winged man-headed bull left / Head of female left in dotted square border within incuse square. Konuk, Orou 1.2; SNG Keckman 514–6; SNG von Aulock 8475. Toned, granular surfaces, struck with worn obverse die, a few marks on reverse. Near VF.

Konuk’s comprehensive investigation of the coinage of the heretofore-called “Uvug” conclusively shows that metrologically, stylistically, and linguistically, it belongs to Caria, not Lycia. Although the particular mint is unknown, it is likely a town situated near the valley of the Indos River. The series begins with the anepigraphic issues, which comprise a wide range of denominations, from hemistaters to sixteenth-staters struck on the Aeginetan standard. Hoard analysis allows a confident dating of these coins to circa 490-470 BC, which probably comprise a civic series, as the issues signed Orou (in Carian) were struck a little bit later, circa 450-400 BC. Konuk surmises that Orou was a local dynast who ruled over this town in the second half of the fifth century BC.

Closing Date and Time: 1 November 2023 at 10:57:00 ET.

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