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Obol
| Issuer | Mylasa |
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| Year | 600 BC - 500 BC |
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| Value | Obol (⅙) |
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| Obverse description | Head of a griffin facing right, rendered in archaic style with a pronounced beak, prominent round eye, and a globule atop the skull serving as a knob or horn. The design occupies the full flan, with the creature's neck and lower jaw visible in the lower field. The relief is bold and compact, typical of early Karian electrum and silver coinage. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Mylasa, an inland Carian city with strong ties to both Greek and Anatolian traditions, was among the earliest adopters of coinage in Asia Minor — a region where the technology spread rapidly after its Lydian origins in the seventh century. These fractional silver pieces served local commercial exchange at a granular level that electrum staters simply could not.