Kadyanda (BC 167-81) Drachm

Lykian League, 167-81 BC. AR Drachm (3.15g, 16mm, 10h). Laureate head of Apollo right, bow and quiver over shoulder / City initials K-A on either side of a kithara, Î›VKIÎ©Î above, helmet to left; all within shallow incuse square. Extremely Rare. Only 3 coins of Kadyanda in Troxell. The helmet mintmark is hitherto unknown. EF.

Kadyanda lies almost equidistant from the upper Xanthos River and the Gulf of Telmessos in the mountains of northwest Lykia.

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City/Mint name:	Kadyanda
Keywords:	silver / hellenistic / Lykian-League
References:	Cf. Troxell, 46 pp., no. 8
Valuation:	Roma Auc. 3 (3/2012), lot 306 (GBP 625 ($1,000) + comm)
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Date added:	Jul 12, 2013
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