Lot 3369

Description

Caria, Kaunos, Uncertain ruler, (c.490-470 B.C.), silver stater, (11.908 grams), obv. Iris with curved wings and outstretched hands in kneeling-running position to right, rev. rough triangular shape on crude incuse square, (S.-, Koray Konuk 'The Early Coinage of Kaunos' in Essays Price, No.12, [same dies to obv. 10, rev.9, 1 reported known, Pl.47], Hyla Troxell 'Winged Carians' in Essays Thompson, cf.No.5 [similar dies]. Hoard patination on reverse, otherwise nearly very fine and a extremely rare pair of dies.

The attribution of these annonymous archaic coins has been given to Kaunos by Konuk. In a detailed argument on the reading of Carian script on the later issues Konuk links this type to the above archaic issue. The dies used on this coin are only known from one other example.