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THE FACING HEAD COINS OF: SATRAPS OF CARIA |
The facing head coins related to the Satraps of Caria feature the laureate head of Apollo in the obverse. The reverse shows Zeus Labraundeus, holding a double axe and scepter or spear. It is difficult to characterize these facing head coins given their varied styles and levels of artistic merit. In most renditions, Apollo appears somewhat fleshy, crude and of benign expression. At the higher end of artistic quality, these facing heads appear remarkably lifelike. Some examples of different styles are shown below.
The dating follows SNG Keckman.
MAUSSOLOS
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377/6–353/2 BC. AR Tetradrachm. Fritz Rudolf Künker Münzenhandlung, Auction 111, 18 March 2006, Lot number: 6258. |
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377/6–353/2 BC. AR Tetradrachm. Classical Numismatic Group, Triton VII, 12 January 2004, Lot number: 267. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 40 (with Numismatica Ars Classica, 4 December 1996), lot 1048. |
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377/6–353/2 BC. AR Tetradrachm. Classical Numismatic Group, Mail Bid Sale 58, 19 September 2001, Lot number: 615. Ex Nelson Bunker Hunt Collection IV (Sotheby's, 19–20 June 1991), lot 600 (part of). |
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377/6–353/2 BC. AR Tetradrachm. Leu Numismatik AG, Auction 86, 5 May 2003, Lot number: 415. From the collection of H.S. von Aulock. |
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377/2–353/2 BC. AR Tetradrachm. Classical Numismatic Group, Triton VIII, 11 January 2005, Lot number: 467. |
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377/2–353/2 BC. AR Tetradrachm. Classical Numismatic Group, Triton VIII, 11 January 2005, Lot number: 466. |
HIDRIEUS
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3351/0–344/3 BC. AR Tetradrachm. Numismatica Ars Classica, Auction 33, 6 April 2006, Lot number: 162. |
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351/0–344/3 BC. AR Tetradrachm. Numismatica Ars Classica, Auction 27, 12 May 2004, Lot number: 190. |
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351/0–344/3 BC. AR Tetradrachm. Classical Numismatic Group, Mail Bid Sale 63, 21 May 2003, Lot number: 553. Ex M. F. Price Collection (Stack's, 3 December 1996), lot 68. |
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351/0–344/3 BC. AR Tetradrachm. Classical Numismatic Group, Mail Bid Sale 63, 21 May 2003, Lot number: 554. |
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351/0–344/3 BC. AR Tetradrachm. Classical Numismatic Group, Mail Bid Sale 61, 25 September 2002, Lot number: 743. |
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351/0–344/3 BC. AR Tetradrachm. Classical Numismatic Group, Mail Bid Sale 60, 22 May 2002, Lot number: 797. |
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351/0–344/3 BC. AR Tetradrachm. Classical Numismatic Group. Triton X, 9 January 2007, Lot number: 345. From the David Herman Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 23 (19 March 2002), lot 1265. |
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351/0–344/3 BC. AR Didrachm. Classical Numismatic Group. Triton X, 9 January 2007, Lot number: 348. Ex Hauck & Aufhäuser 18 (5 October 2004), lot 276. |
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351/0–344/3 BC. AR Drachm. Classical Numismatic Group. Triton X, 9 January 2007, Lot number: 349. From the David Herman Collection. Ex von Aulock Collection, 2367. |
PIXODAROS
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341/0–336/5 BC. AR Tetradrachm. Classical Numismatic Group, Triton X, 9 January 2007, Lot number: 351. From the David Herman Collection. |
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341/0–336/5 BC. AR Didrachm. Fritz Rudolf Künker Münzenhandlung, Auction 111, 18 March 2006, Lot number: 6259. |
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341/0–336/5 BC. AR Didrachm. Fritz Rudolf Künker Münzenhandlung, Auction 100, 21 June 2005, Lot number: 26. |
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341/0–336/5 BC. AR Didrachm. Gemini, LLC, Auction I, 11 January 2005, Lot number: 175. |
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341/0–336/5 BC. AR Didrachm. Gemini, LLC, Auction I, 11 January 2005, Lot number: 174. Ex Commander David R. Hinkle Collection. |
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341/0–336/5 BC. AR Didrachm. Classical Numismatic Group, Triton VIII, 11 January 2005, Lot number: 471. |
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341/0–336/5 BC. AR Didrachm. Classical Numismatic Group, Triton X, 9 January 2007, Lot number: 354. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 46 (24 June 1998), lot 440. |
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341/0–336/5 BC. AR Didrachm. Dr. Busso Peus Nachfolger, Auction 376, 29 October 2003, Lot number: 422. |
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