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Coin ID #9895

(BC 344-326) Ada or Orontobates - Tetrobol

4th century BC. AR Tetrobol (?) (15mm, 2.6g). Laureate head of Apollo facing slightly right / Star of twelve points; I-T-Δ-V around. aEF. Very rare.

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Filename:kariasatrap-lanz76a.jpg
City/Mint name:Satraps of Karia
Keywords:silver / classical
References:SNG v. Aulock -; BMC -
Valuation:Lanz eBay (1/2013) #230907020629 (EUR 263 ($351))
Photo courtesy of:Numismatik Lanz - www.lanz.com
Filesize:330 KiB
Date added:Jan 16, 2013
Dimensions:852 x 450 pixels
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Dimitry   [Jan 16, 2013 at 04:46 AM]
This type should probably be assigned to Queen Ada (who ruled Karia 344-340 BC and 335-326 BC) or Orontobates (340-335 BC). Compare to #3973. I tend to think this belongs to Ada's later reign (334-326 BC), after Alexander's conquest of Karia in 334 BC.

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