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Home > Karia > Kaunos Kaunos Kaunos (BC 150) Drachm996 viewsca 180-170 BC. AR Drachm (2.85g, 14mm, 12h). Laureate head of Zeus right / K-AY (in monogram), winged thunderbolt; ΚΤΗ-ΤΟΣ (magistrate) above, bee in lower right field, in shallow incuse square. Lightly toned, VF/aEF. Very rare. Kaunos (BC 150) Drachm437 viewsca mid-2nd century BC. AR Drachm (3.09g, 12h). Laureate head of Zeus right / K-AY (in monogram), winged thunderbolt; ΚΤΗ-ΤΟΣ (magistrate) above, bukranion in lower right field, in shallow incuse square. aEF. Very rare. Kaunos (BC 150) Drachm455 viewsca mid-2nd century BC. AR Drachm (2.81g, 12h). Laureate head of Zeus right / K-AY (in monogram), winged thunderbolt; ΚΤΗ - ΤΟΣ (magistrate) above, Kerykeion in lower left field, in shallow incuse square. aEF. Very rare. Kaunos (BC 150) Drachm360 viewsca mid-2nd century BC. AR Drachm (16mm, 2.82g, 12h). Laureate head of Zeus right / K-AY (in monogram), winged thunderbolt; ΜΕΓ-Ι-ΣΤ[ΟΣ] (magistrate) above, star in lower right field, in shallow incuse square. aEF. Very rare. Karl Coll. Kaunos (BC 150) Drachm369 viewsca 166-150 BC. AR Drachm (15mm, 2.91g, 1h). Ktetos, magistrate. Laureate head of Zeus right / Winged thunderbolt; KTH-TOΣ above, K-A flanking in center, torch to lower left. Near EF. Rare. Kaunos (BC 166-100) Hemidrachm638 viewsca 166-100 BC. AR Hemidrachm (1.44g), Magistrate Antai-. Helmeted head of Athena right / Sword in sheath; palm tied with fillet left, AN-TAI across field. Toned EF. Kaunos (BC 166-100) Hemidrachm484 viewsca 166-100 BC. AR Hemidrachm (1.27g, 12h). Antai-, magistrate. Head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet / K-AY (monogram) across field, sword in sheath with strap; AN-TAI across upper field, filleted palm frond to lower left. EF, lightly toned. Kaunos (BC 166-100) Hemidrachm401 viewsca 166-100 BC. AR Hemidrachm (12mm, 1.09g). Head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet / Sword in sheath; ΦA-ΡOC (magistrate) above; grapes in lower right field. VF, toned. Drewry Coll. Kaunos (BC 166-100) Hemidrachm415 viewsca mid-2nd century BC. AR Hemidrachm (11mm, 0.85g). Ktetos, magistrate. Head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet / Sword in sheath; KTHTOΣ (magistrate) above; bucranium in lower right field. VF, strong strike. Kaunos (BC 166-100) Hemidrachm409 viewsca 166-100 BC. AR Hemidrachm (1.09g). Antai-, magistrate. Head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet / K-AY (monogram) across field, sword in sheath with strap; AN-TAI across upper field, filleted palm frond to lower right. aEF. Ex Crédit Suisse (Berne), Liste 38 (4/1982), 82. Kaunos (BC 166-100) Hemidrachm404 viewsafter 150 BC. AR Hemidrachm (14mm, 1.11g, 1h). Menippos, magistrate. Head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet / Sword in sheath; ΜΕΝΙ-ΠΠΟΣ (magistrate) above; star in lower left field. aEF Kaunos (BC 166-100) Hemidrachm382 viewsca mid-2nd century BC. AR Hemidrachm (13mm, 1.22g, 12h). Head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet / Sword in sheath; ΦA-ΡOC (magistrate) above; grapes in lower right field. VF, toned. Karl Coll. Kaunos (BC 166-100) Hemidrachm292 viewsca 166-150 BC. AR Hemidrachm (12mm, 1.01g, 1h). Mennipos, magistrate. Head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet / Sword in sheath with strap; star either side. VF, toned, two edge cracks, reverse die break. Apparently unrecorded with two stars on reverse. Kaunos (BC 166-100) Hemidrachm267 views166-100 BC. AR Hemidrachm (1.23g, 11mm). Head of Athena wearing Korinthian helmet / KTHTOΣ, City monogram, parazonion, omphalos encircled by snake. Dark patina, gVF. Kaunos (BC 200-100) AE494 views2nd century BC. AE (2.62g). Diademed head of Alexander the Great right / Κ-ΑΥ/ΣΩ-ΤΑΣ Naked youth standing right, right hand outstretched, holding scepter in left hand, serpent wound at bottom. Rare. Dark green patina, EF. Kaunos (BC 300-200) Trihemiobol512 views3rd century BC. AR Trihemiobol (0.96g). Diademed head of Alexander the Great right / K-AY (AY in monogram), double cornucopiae bound with fillet. Toned, gVF. Rare. Kaunos (BC 300-250) AE 10499 viewsca 300-250 BC. AE10 (1.34g). Bull butting right, radiate circle above / Sphinx seated right, [K]-A/Υ. Kaunos (BC 300-250) AE 13662 viewsca 300-250 BC. AE13 (1.63g). Bull butting right on ground line / K-A, sphinx seated right. Dark green patina, corrosion spots on rev, gVF. Gutknecht coll. Kaunos (BC 350-300) AE 12512 viewsca 350-300 BC. AE12 (1.02g). Forepart of a bull right / Sphinx seated right. VF, attractive green patina. Kaunos (BC 386-300) AE669 viewsca 386-300 BC. AE (1.27g). Head of Apollo facing / Δ-Γ, sphinx seated left. Dark green patina, fine style, VF. Kaunos (BC 390-370) AE 10422 viewsca 390-370 BC. AE10 (0.97g). Head of Apollo facing, chlamys around neck / ?-Γ, sphinx seated left. Black patina, VF. Rare. Gutknecht coll. Kaunos (BC 390-370) AE 10332 views390-370 BC. AE10 (1.04g). Laureate head of Apollo facing / Sphinx to left. Rare. Very fine. Kaunos (BC 400) Hemiobol396 views4th cent BC. AR Hemiobol (0.30g). Head of Athena right / Horned and diademed head of Lord Kaunos right. Good VF. Kaunos (BC 400) Hemiobol372 viewsKaunos (?), ca 400 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.35g, 2h). Grain of corn within dotted border / Δ within dotted border. VF. The Delta on the reverse should probably be read upside down as the Carian K (for Kbide, the Carian name for Kaunos). Kaunos (BC 400) Hemiobol422 viewsKaunos, ca 400 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.32g, 6mm). Grain of corn within dotted border / Δ within dotted border. VF, toned, light porosity. Kaunos (BC 410-390) Stater691 viewsca 410-390 BC. AR Stater (11.65g, 12h). Winged female figure in kneeling/running stance left, head turned right, holding caduceus and wreath / Baetyl(?), Δ (inverted) - [Γ] flanking. Good VF, toned, struck with worn reverse die. Excellent detail. Kaunos (BC 410-390) Stater866 viewsca 410-390 BC. AR Stater (12.05g). Winged female figure in kneeling/running stance left, head turned right, holding caduceus and wreath / Baetyl(?), Δ (inverted) - Γ flanking. VF, toned, good detail for issue. Tony Hardy coll. Kaunos (BC 410-390) Stater619 viewsca 410-390 BC. AR Stater (11.74g). Iris, wearing belted chiton, running left, head turned back, holding caduceus in right hand and wreath in left / Conical baetyl, upside down triangle symbol on left and Γ on right; all within incuse square. Head of Iris flatly struck, otherwise EF. Kaunos (BC 410-390) Stater496 viewsca 410-390 BC. AR Stater (21mm, 11.80g). Winged female figure in kneeling-running stance left, head right, holding kerykeion and wreath / Baetyl(?) between Δ (upside down) and Γ; all within incuse square. VF, some minor obverse deposits, a little off center. Kaunos (BC 430-410) Stater652 viewsca 430-410 BC. AR Stater (11.64g). Winged female figure left / Conical structure, two grape vines (one on either side), Carian letter K (=Kbide) above. Very rare. EF. Kaunos (BC 450-430) Stater745 viewsca 450-430 BC. AR Stater (11.72g). Winged female figure in kneeling/running stance left, head turned right, holding caduceus and wreath / Baetyl(?), granulated patterns resembling birds on either side. Nice VF. Kaunos (BC 450-430) Stater875 viewsca 450-430 BC. AR Stater (11.68g, 7h). Iris running left, her head turned back, holding kerykeion (caduceus) in right hand and wreath in left / Triangular baetyl with handle on either side of the apex; to left and right, granulated patterns in the form of stylized birds; all within incuse square. Attractively toned, perfectly centered and of splendid classical style, an exceptional coin of great beauty. EF. Kaunos (BC 450-430) Stater555 viewsca 450-430 BC. AR Stater (20mm, 11.27g, 9h). Winged female figure in kneeling-running stance left, head right, holding kerykeion and wreath / Baetyl(?), with “handles” at apex; inverted Δ (K in Carian) to upper left, pelleted fields at sides; all within incuse square. VF, darkly toned. Well centered and struck. Ex von Aulock Coll., 2347. Kaunos (BC 460) Stater563 viewsca 460 BC. AR Stater (11.81g). Nude male figure advancing right in running-kneeling position; wings at shoulders and heels, Karian letter above / Karian legend ('ZMB' retrograde), lion walking left, head reverted, one paw raised; within square dotted border inside incuse square. Very rare. Obverse flatly struck, otherwise good VF. Gerson Coll. Kaunos (BC 465-460) Stater815 viewsca 465-460. AR Stater (11.65g). Naked youthful Genius with spread wings kneeling right, raising left hand in which he holds caduceus / Lion crouching left, raising right foreleg, head reverted, ZMB (retrograde), within shallow incuse square. Rare. A superb and elegant late archaic coin, EF. Ex Ars Classica XVII, 1934, 385; Glendining 1961, Lockett collection part IV, 2392; Hess-Leu 61, 1966, 53; M&M 68, 1986, 292, NAC 7, 1994, 243. From the Carian hoard 1932 (IGCH 1180). Kaunos (BC 470) Hemiobol?523 viewsca 470 BC. AR Hemiobol? (0.49g). Nude winged male running left, caduceus (?) to left / Lion standing left on ground line, head turned back, paw raised, caduceus (?) at end of tail, in dotted circle, within circular incuse. aF/VF. Kaunos (BC 470) Stater811 viewsca 470 BC. AR Stater (11.76g, 7h). Nude winged male running right on ground line, knees bent, monogram above / Lion left, head turned back, paw raised; between lip and tail point monogram; Carian letters (ZMB retrograde) above; all in deep incuse square. Rare. Light toning, VF-aEF. From the Carian Fund of 1932 (IGCH 1180). Ex Naville - Ars Classica, Auktion XVII (10/1934, Luzern), lot 585; Ex R. C. Lockett, Glendining & Co., Auction 21 (2/1961) Greek Coins IV (London), lot 2392; Ex A. Hess AG - Bank Leu & Co. AG, Auction 31 (12/1966, Luzern), lot 458; Ex Leu Numismatik AG, Auction 54 (4/1992, Zurich), lot 139. Kaunos (BC 470) Triobol686 viewsca 470 BC. AR Triobol (2.89g, 6h). Nude winged male running left, knees bent, thunderbolt (?) in R hand, monogram to left / Lion walking left on dotted ground line, head turned back, paw raised; between lip and tail point monogram (Carian letter?); all in dotted circle within incuse circle. Very rare. Light toning, aEF. Kaunos (BC 470-450) Stater616 viewsca 470-450 BC. AR Stater (11.20g, 20mm). Winged female figure running right, head left, holding caduceus and wreath / Baetyl(?) in incuse square, small horn-like projection (handles?) on apex of baetyl. Toned VF. Ex Kricheldorf Auction 11 (1962), lot 200. Kaunos (BC 490-470) 1/32 Stater417 viewsca 490-470 BC. AR 1/32 Stater (7mm, 0.27g). Winged female figure running right / Griffin standing left within incuse square. VF, light porosity. Very rare, only 4 specimens of this denomination recorded by Konuk. Kaunos (BC 490-470) Drachm492 viewsca 490-470 BC. AR Drachm (5.65g). Winged goddes (Iris) running right, both hands outstretched / Griffin standing left, left foreleg raised, within dotted incuse square. Lightly toned, VF. Ex Sternberg 18 (1986), lot 160. Kaunos (BC 490-470) Hemidrachm475 viewsca late 5th century BC. AR Reduced Aeginetic Hemidrachm (2.43g, 2h). Winged female in long Chiton with outstretched hands (Iris) running left, head forward / Winged griffin standing left, paw raised, in dotted square, within deep incuse. Extremely rare variant with Iris L. VF-aEF. Kaunos (BC 490-470) Hemidrachm693 viewsca 490-470 BC. AR Hemidrachm (2.49g, 5h). Iris running right, head turned back to left, both hands outstretched / Griffin standing right, left foreleg raised; all within dotted border in incuse square. A magnificent piece, beautifully toned and perfectly centered. EF. Ex Monnaies et Medailles XXVIII (6/1964), lot 179. Kaunos (BC 490-470) Hemidrachm558 viewsca 490-470 BC. AR Hemidrachm (10mm, 2.31g, 7h). Winged female figure running right, looking back / Griffin standing right, foreleg raised, within beaded square border within incuse square. Good VF, some porosity. Kaunos (BC 490-470) Hemidrachm334 viewsca 490-370 BC. AR Hemidrachm (12mm, 2.86g). Winged female figure in kneeling-running stance right, head left / Griffin standing right, raising forepaw, within dotted square within incuse square. Good VF, toned, scattered roughness. Kaunos (BC 490-470) Obol511 viewsca 490-470 BC. AR Tritartemorion (0.58g, 7mm). Iris running left / Winged sphinx (?) standing right, paw raised, within dotted incuse square. Very fine. Kaunos (BC 490-470) Obol459 viewsca 390-370 BC. AR Obol (8mm, 0.72g, 8h). Sphinx seated right, forepaw raised / Sphinx seated right within square incuse. VF, toned, minor porosity. Kaunos (BC 490-470) Obol515 viewsUncertain, ca 450 BC. AR Obol (0.74g). Two ram’s heads back-­to-back / Griffin sitting right, paw raised, within dotted frame, all within incuse square. Extremely rare and apparently unrecorded in all major reference works. Light tone and about extremely fine. Ex Hauck & Aufhäuser 15 (2000), 123.1 comments Kaunos (BC 490-470) Stater444 viewsca 490-480 BC. AR Stater (11.82g). Winged male figure left; monogram to lower right / Incuse of four tilted squares around a central object (fish?); the titled squares each containing an object (monogram, bull’s head, lion’s head, and cock[?]) upon a granulated field. VF, toned. Extremely rare, one of three known. Kaunos (BC 490-470) Trihemiobol576 viewsca 5th cent BC. AR Aeginetic Trihemiobol (1.19g, 11h). Winged female in long Chiton with stretched hands running left, head turned back / Winged griffin standing left, paw raised, in dotted square, within shallow incuse. Rare. VF. Ex Bankhaus Aufhauser, Auk. 6 (10/1989, Munchen), lot 158. Kaunos (BC 490-470) Trihemiobol738 viewsca 490-470 BC. AR Trihemiobol (11mm, 1.34g). Winged female figure running right, head left / Griffin standing left, right foreleg raised, in incuse square. VF, porous. Kaunos (BC 490-470) Tritartemorion617 viewsca 490-470 BC. AR Tritartemorion (9mm, 0.74g). Winged female figure running right / Griffin standing left within incuse square. VF, porous. Scarce. 52 coins on 1 page(s)