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Ancient Coinage of Caria, Iasos

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CITY AND SEMI-AUTONOMOUS COINAGE
BMC 10Iasus, Caria. 250-190 BC. AE16. Head of Apollo right, hair bound in a taenia / IA, the youth Hermias swimming right, arm draped over a dolphin, all within wreath. cf Sear 4896; BMC 10.TextImage
BMC 12Caria, Iasos. Circa 3rd Century BC. AE 12mm. Laureate head of Apollo right / IASEWN in two lines within ivy wreath. BMC 12. TextImage
Mionnet 336vIasus, Caria. AE 17, 4.21g. Laureate head of Apollo right / IASEWN above the youth Hermias swimming right, arm draped over a dolphin, quiver with strap below (no magistrate's name). cf Sear 4896 (with magistrate's name); Imhoof Kl. M, 2 var (ditto); cf. Mionnet Supp. 6, 336 (no quiver).TextImage
Sear #4896Caria, Iasos AE14. Mid 3rd century BC. Laureate head of Apollo right / IA, The youth Hermias swimming right, arm draped over a dolphin. TextImage
Sear #4898Iasos, Caria, AR Hemidrachm. Laureate head of Apollo right / IASEWN below youth Hermias swimming right, his left arm over back of dolphin beside him. BMC 5. TextImage
AUGUSTUS
RPC 2796Augustus, AE16 of Iasos, Caria. 3.48 gr. Laureate head right / Draped bust of Artemis right, bow and arrow over shoulder. RPC 2796; SNG Cop 418.TextImage
MARCUS AURELIUS
Mionnet 346Marcus Aurelius, AE of Iasos, Caria. 19.18 g. AV K M ANTWNINOC, laureate, cuirassed bust right / IACEWN, Cult image of Zeus facing, wearing pallium. Mionnet Supp. 6, 346.TextImage
Entry for Iasos on the Digital Historia Numorum
Search for Iasus in the British SNG Volumes' Database at the Fitzwilliam Museum
Search for Iasos at AncientImports.com
Search for Iasos at Incitatus Coins

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