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Tetartemorion
| Issuer | Mylasa |
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| Year | 395 BC - 377 BC |
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| Value | Tetartemorion (1⁄24) |
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| Obverse description | Forepart of a lion advancing to the right, head reverted and facing the viewer, rendered in a bold, archaic Anatolian style. The lion's mane is depicted with stylized globular curls, and the musculature of the chest and forepaws is crisply articulated. The figure occupies the majority of the compact flan, with the plain field surrounding the device unmarked by inscription or symbol. |
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| Reverse description | Facing head of a youthful male deity, tentatively identified as Apollo, turned very slightly to the left and depicted in a near-frontal orientation. The hair is rendered in wavy locks radiating from the crown, and the facial features — including almond-shaped eyes, a straight nose, and full lips — display the characteristic flat, archaic style of Carian coinage of the early fourth century BC. The plain field is devoid of inscription or secondary devices. |
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Mylasa, an inland Carian city, operated under Persian satrapal authority during this period, and its coinage reflects that uneasy position — locally struck but politically subordinate. Coins of this denomination from Mylasa are among the smallest silver issues produced anywhere in the ancient Greek world, and their survival in any condition is largely a matter of luck given the handling losses inevitable at this scale.
The SNG Kayhan specimens provide the primary comparative reference for attribution, drawn from the Kayhan collection assembled in Turkey and published as part of the broader Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum series.