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Home > Karia > Karia Uncertain Most viewed - Karia Uncertain Karia Uncertain (BC 550-500) EL 1/12 Stater3974 viewsca 550-500 BC. EL 1/12th Stater (1.29g). Forepart of roaring lion right / Quadripartite incuse square. EF. Rare. This is a difficult coin to identify with certainty, but the lion resembles some of those found on early silver fractions attributed to Caria. Karia Uncertain (BC 540-535) EL 1/24 Stater1807 viewsMylasa(?). ca 540-535 BC. EL 1/24 Stater (0.58g). Roaring lion head right / Diagonally divided incuse punch. EF, perfectly centered. Extremely rare, possibly the second known. Karia Uncertain (BC 400-340) Hemiobol966 viewsca 400-340 BC. AR Hemiobol (ca 0.4g). Head of lion turned left, within linear circular border / Head of bull left, Carian letter behind. About extremely fine. Karia Uncertain (BC 470-420) Drachm933 viewsca 430 BC. AR Drachm (3.78g, 3h). Gorgoneion with out-stretched tongue, surround by four wings arranged in clockwise direction / Harpy with four wings and stretched claws flying right, 3 pellets to left, all in deep incuse square. Very rare. Light toning, VF. One of the very rare representations of a Harpy on an ancient coin. The dating and assignment to a Carian mint are not completely secure - one finds the Harpy motif on other Carian Incerta from the second half of the 5th century BC (see Troxell, Winged Carians, p. 262, 37-40), but a mint in Lycia could also be conceivable. Karia Uncertain (BC 520-490) Tetartemorion828 viewsca 450-400 BC. AR Tetartemorion (0.14g, 5mm). Head of roaring lion right / Rough incuse square. Good VF. Rare and attractive. Karia Uncertain (BC 450-400) sphinx/panther - Hemiobol800 views5th century BC. AR Hemiobol (0.38g, 6mm, 6h). Forepart of sphinx seated right / Facing lion head. VF, find patina. Very rare. Karia Uncertain (BC 450-400) female/lion - Obol739 viewsca 5th cent. BC. AR Obol (0.61g). Female head (of Archaic style) left, hair in sakkos / Facing head of lion within incuse square. gVF. Unpublished? Karia Uncertain (BC 520-490) Tetartemorion698 viewsca 500-450 BC. AR Tetartemorion (5mm, 0.17g). Roaring lion head right / Incuse square punch. VF, darkly toned. Extremely rare. Karia Uncertain (BC 400-340) Hemiobol671 viewsca 400-340 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.39g). Lion's head turned left, in linear circle / Head and neck of bull left, Carian letters. Very rare. Karia Uncertain (BC 500-490) Stater668 viewsca 500-490 BC. AR Stater (19mm, 14.54g). Two dolphins right within linear square border / Two rectangular incuses. VF, toned, light porosity. Extremely rare issue with both dolphins right, only the von Aulock specimen published. This coinage had originally been attributed to Poseidion on Karpathos, but Cahn’s analysis of the issues bearing an inscription, Ï€os, has conclusively shown that this legend is not an ethnic and cannot point to a mint in Poseidion. It is most likely struck from a mint on the coast of Caria or one of the other mints that used this form of double rectangular incuse: Ialysos, Kamiros, or Lindos. Karia Uncertain (BC 440) Diobol663 viewsca 440 BC. AR Diobol (1.29g). Forepart of lion with open mouth right / Laureate head of young male left, Carian inscription (name of Dynast?) to left, letter to right, in incuse square. Very rare, cleaned surface, very fine. Karia Uncertain (BC 400-340) Hemiobol656 viewsca 400-340 BC. AR Hemiobol (7mm, 0.4g). Head of lion turned left, within linear circular border / Head of bull left, Karian letter or dynastic symbol on shoulder. VF.1 comments Karia Uncertain (BC 450-400) boar/dog - Hemiobol651 views5th cent BC. AR Hemiobol (0.31g, 7mm, 2h). Forepart of winged boar right / Head and neck of dog (hound) left on leash and collar, within incuse square. Karia Uncertain (BC 450-400) griffin/lion - Obol639 views5th century BC. AR Obol (0.57g, 7mm). Head griffin right / Incuse of lion head right. Apparently unpublished and unique. VF.1 comments Karia Uncertain (BC 500-480) Stater625 viewsca 500-480 BC. AR Stater (10.82g). Lion's head left with foreleg below / Dipartite incuse square, parted diagonally. Struck from rusty dies. VF. Attributed to Issos in Kilikia in earlier times, the obverse type is clearly reminiscent of Karian coins (cf. SNG Kayhan 929-30). In fact, B. Head had pondered Knidos as the place of minting (Historia Numorum, 1st ed. 1886), p. 523 note). This is certainly wrong - both the standard and the fabric are different - but Karia is still likely to be the area of this issue. Karia Uncertain (BC 450-400) female/lion - Obol616 viewsca 5th cent. BC. AR Obol (0.63g, 8mm). Female head (of Archaic style) left / Protome of lion in incuse square. F. Unpublished? Karia uncertain (BC 520-490) Stater580 viewsca 520-490 BC. AR Stater (16mm, 10.84g). Forepart of a roaring lion right / Divided incuse punch. VF, minor granularity. Karia Uncertain (BC 450-400) sphinx/panther - Hemiobol572 viewsca 450-400 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.40g). Forepart of Sphinx right / Head of lion facing within incuse square. VF. Very rare, second known specimen. Ex Peus Auk. 324 (1989), lot 161. Karia Uncertain (BC 450-400) boar/dog - Obol?572 views5th century BC. AR Obol? (0.51g). Forepart of boar / Forepart of wolf or dog. VF. Rosen 405 (this coin), otherwise unpublished. Karia uncertain (BC 430-400) Triobol569 viewsca 430-400 BC. AR Triobol (2.70g, 14mm, 12h). Forepart of lion right / Laureate head left; )TMIΞMT to left, monogram to lower right; all within incuse square. Good VF, toned. Very rare. Karia Uncertain (BC 450-400) lion/eagle - Obol562 viewsca 465-440 BC. AR Obol (0.72g). Forepart of lion left / Eagle flying right, in incuse square. VF-EF. Ex Hirsch Nachf. 175 (1992), lot 419. Karia Uncertain (BC 450-400) griffin/lion - Obol523 viewsca 460-440 BC. AR Obol (0.62g). Head of griffin right / Facing head of lion within incuse square. Toned, VF. Rare. R. Mueller coll. Karia Uncertain (BC 450-400) lion/eagle - Obol519 viewsca mid-5th century BC. AR Obol (8mm, 0.65g, 3h). Forepart of a roaring lion right / Eagle flying right within incuse square. VF, toned. Karia Uncertain (BC 500-490) Stater502 viewsca 500­-490 BC. AR Stater (21.5mm, 14.00g). Two dolphins right; pellet between; all within linear square border / Two rectangular incuses. VF, toned, granular surfaces, light scuff on reverse. Extremely rare issue with both dolphins right, only the von Aulock and CNG 96 specimens published. Karia Uncertain (BC 450-400) lion/panther - Obol500 viewsca 465-440 BC. AR Obol (0.68g, 8mm). Forepart of roaring lion right / Facing head of panther within incuse square. VF. Karia Uncertain (BC 450-400) bull - Tetartemorion500 views5th century BC. AR Tetartemorion (0.12g, 5mm). Rosette / Head of bull right. Extremely rare (2nd recorded?). Obverse off center, good very fine. Karia Uncertain (BC 500-450) Diobol497 viewsca 500-440 BC. AR Diobol - Milesian Standard (1.93g, 10mm). Bull standing right, head reverted / Quadripartite incuse square. gVF. Karia Uncertain (BC 450-400) lion/panther - Obol496 viewsca 465-440 BC. AR Obol (0.72g). Forepart of roaring lion right / Facing head of panther in incuse square. VF. Ex Hirsch Nachf. 175 (1992), lot 407. Karia Uncertain (BC 400-340) Hemiobol461 viewsca 400-340 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.51g). Head and neck of lion turning left within linear circle / Head of bull left, Karian letters around. gVF. Rare. R. Mueller coll. Karia Uncertain (BC 450-400) boar/dog - Hemiobol454 viewsca 480/70-430 BC. AR Hemiobol (6mm, 0.27g, 12h). Forepart of boar right / Leashed head and neck of hound left. Good VF, light porosity. Very rare. Babelon (Traité des monnaies Grecques et Romaines) describes the reverse as a wolf with a crescent before it, which would be easy to misinterpret from the poorly preserved specimen he plated. On the current and following lot, however, it is clear the animals are leashed. This and the following two lots no doubt refer to the royal hunt, with the prey on the obverse and the hunting companion – a hound – on the reverse. Karia Uncertain (BC 400-340) Hemiobol447 viewsca 400-340 BC. AR Hemiobol (8mm, 0.44g, 6h). Head and neck of lion left within linear circle / Head of bull left, Karian letter to right. VF. Rare. Karia Uncertain (BC 520-490) Obol438 views5th century BC. AR Obol (7mm, 0.57g). Head of roaring lion right / Incuse punch. Fine, minor porosity. Alighieri Coll. Karia Uncertain (BC 400-340) Hemiobol431 viewsca 400-340 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.52g). Head and neck of lion turning left within linear circle / Head of bull left, Karian letters around. gVF. Rare. R. Mueller coll. Karia Uncertain (BC 450-400) griffin/lion - Obol431 viewsca 5th century BC. AR Obol (0.66g). Head of griffin right / Facing head of lion within incuse square. Toned, VF. Rare. Karia Uncertain (BC 450-400) lion/eagle - Obol429 viewsca mid-5th century BC. AR Obol (8mm, 0.68g, 10h). Forepart of a roaring lion left / Eagle flying left within incuse square. VF, toned. Karia Uncertain (BC 400-340) Tetartemorion410 viewsca 400-340 BC. AR Tetartemorion (0.19g). Lion's head turned left, in linear circle / Head and neck of bull left, Carian letters. Very rare. Karia Uncertain (BC 450-400) lion/panther - Obol398 viewsca mid-5th century BC. AR Obol (8mm, 0.69g, 2h). Forepart of a roaring lion right / Facing panther’s head within incuse square. VF, toned. Karia Uncertain (BC 300-100) AE 9386 views3rd-2nd centuries BC. AE9 (0.86g). Head of Helios(?) facing slightly right / Dolphin leaping right, T below. VF. Very rare. Karia Uncertain (BC 470-420) Drachm383 views5th century BC. AR Drachm (3.97g, 15mm). Facing gorgoneion surrounded by four wings arranged in clockwise direction / Harpy with four wings and stretched claws flying right within incuse square. Very rare. Karia Uncertain (BC 470-420) Diobol?382 views5th century BC. AR Trihemiobol(?) (10mm, 1.17g, 11h). Facing gorgoneion with protruding tongues surrounded by four wings in counter-clockwise direction / Winged female figure running right, looking back, within incuse square. Unpublished in the standard references. VF, toned, a bit porous. Extremely rare. Karia Uncertain (BC 500-440) Hemistater380 viewsca 5th century BC. AR Hemistater or Drachm? (14mm, 4.35g). Bull standing left / Stag standing left, head right; all within incuse square. VF. Extremely rare. Apparently unpublished. Karia Uncertain (BC 500-490) 1/6 Stater369 viewsca 500 BC. AR Hekte - 1/6 Stater (1.96g, 12mm). Dolphin leaping right within square frame with floral ornaments in four corners / Two rough incuse rectangles divided by a broad band. Fine, porosity. Extremely rare. Karia Uncertain (BC 480-420) 1/4 Stater (?)367 viewsca 5th century BC. AR 1/4 Stater(?) (2.93g, 13mm, 12h). Lion standing left, head turned right, raising left forepaw / Forepart of bull (or boar?) right in dotted square within incuse square. Unpublished. Near EF, toned, patches of find patina. Apparently unique. The obverse type is similar to the reverses of a Carian series featuring a winged male deity on the obverse (cf. SNG Kayhan 977–8 and Rosen 624), as well as an archaic Carian stater issue featuring a lion’s head turned back (cf. Dewing 2350–2). The type combination here also is commonly used on various issues in Caria; all attributed to uncertain mints. Karia Uncertain (BC 450-400) boar/dog - Hemiobol362 viewsca 480/70-430 BC. AR Hemiobol (7mm, 0.30g, 5h). Forepart of boar left / Leashed head and neck of hound right. VF, light porosity. Very rare. Karia Uncertain (BC 400-340) Hemiobol352 viewsca 4th century BC. AR Hemiobol (8mm, 0.37g). Head of lion turned left, within linear circular border / Head of bull left, Karian letter or dynastic symbol to right. VF. Rare. Karia Uncertain (BC 400-340) Hemiobol348 viewsca 4th century BC. AR Hemiobol (7mm, 0.27g). Head of lion turned left, within linear circular border / Head of bull left, Karian letter or dynastic symbol on shoulder. VF. Rare. Karia Uncertain (BC 480-420) Triobol344 viewsca 5th century BC. AR Triobol (12mm, 3.23g). Forepart of bull right, head left / Crab within dotted square border; all within incuse square. VF. Extremely rare, apparently unpublished. Karia Uncertain (BC 450-400) lion/eagle - Obol336 viewsca mid-5th century BC. AR Obol (0.69g, 7mm, 12h). Forepart of lion left / Eagle flying right in incuse square. VF, toned. Very rare. Karia Uncertain (BC 450-400) bull - Hemiobol322 viewsca 500-470 BC. AR Tetartemorion (7mm, 0.28g, 11h). Head of roaring lion right / Confronted bull’s heads. Unpublished in the standard references. gVF. An interesting coin. The lion appears Carian in style, and the confronted bull’s heads oddly resemble the facing “horned” lion heads of some types typically given to Hekatomnos (compare SNG Keckman 843). Karia Uncertain (BC 420-350) Hemiobol320 views5th century BC. Ar Hemiobol (7mm, 0.37g). Bare female and male (or female) heads facing one another / Bull standing right within incuse circle. aVF. Extremely rare, and likely only the second known. Karia Uncertain (BC 450-400) griffin/lion - Obol299 views5th century BC. AR Obol (0.60g, 7mm). Head of griffin right / Facing head of lion within incuse square. Toned, VF. Rare. Karia Uncertain (BC 400-340) Hemiobol296 viewsca 400-350 BC. AR Hemiobol (8mm, 0.4g). Head of lion turned left, within linear circular border / Head of bull left, Karian letter behind. gVF. Karia Uncertain (BC 400-340) Hemiobol 293 viewsca 4th century BC. AR Hemiobol (7mm, 0.31g). Head of lion turned left, within linear circular border / Head of bull left, Karian letter or dynastic symbol to right. VF. Rare. Karia Uncertain (BC 450-400) bull - Tetartemorion279 viewsca 4th century BC. AR Tetartemorion (0.12g, 5mm). Pellet within wreath / Head of bull left within incuse circle. VF. Very rare. Karia Uncertain (BC 450-400) sphinx/panther - Hemiobol243 viewsca 400 BC. AR Hemiobol (8mm, 0.39g). Sphinx seated left / Head of panther facing. aVF. Apparently unpublished with sphinx left. Karia Uncertain (BC 470-420) Diobol?227 views5th century BC. AR Diobol? (1.34g, 10mm). Facing gorgoneion, surrounded by four wings in tilted clockwise rotation / Winged female in kneeling-running stance right, with head (of gorgon?) facing, holding uncertain object in each hand; all within incuse square. aVF. Very rare. Karia Uncertain (BC 470-420) Hemidrachm203 views5th century BC. AR Hemidrachm/Triobol (1.99g, 10mm). Facing gorgoneion, surrounded by four wings in tilted clockwise rotation / Harpy flying right within pelleted square border; all within incuse square. VF. Very rare. Karia Uncertain (BC 470-420) Hemidrachm200 views5th century BC. AR Hemidrachm/Triobol (1.83g, 10mm). Facing gorgoneion, surrounded by four wings in tilted clockwise rotation / Harpy flying right within pelleted square border; all within incuse square. VF. Very rare. Karia Uncertain (BC 450-400) bull - Diobol?197 viewsca 5th century BC. AR Diobol? (1.20g, 11mm). Head and neck of bull right / Incuse facing head of gorgoneion (or perhaps wreath?). aVF. Very rare. Karia Uncertain (BC 470-420) Obol169 viewsca 500-400 BC. AR Obol (6mm, 0.57g). Facing gorgoneion with protruding tongue, surrounded by four wings in tilted clockwise rotation / Head of boar right. Karia Uncertain (BC 450-400) harpy/panther - Obol153 viewsca 5th century BC. AR Obol (8mm, 0.67g). Forepart of harpy right / Facing head of panther within pelleted square. gVF. Extremely rare.       61 coins on 1 page(s)