Obverse: Griffin's head, profile to the left
Reverse: Stellate pattern in square latticed frame with inverted sides; al...
| Collection: | Arthur S. Dewing Collection |
| Context: | Uncertain |
| Material: | Silver |
| Denomination: | Hemidrachm |
| Actual Weight: | 1.95 |
| Die Axis: | - |
| Date: | ca. 510 BC - ca. 490 BC |
| Region: | Caria |
| Period: | Archaic |
Obverse Type: Stellate pattern in square latticed frame with inverted sides; all set diagonally in incuse square
Commentary: A tentative attribution to the dynast Pigres at Syangela has been proposed by G.E. Bean and J.M. Cook, "The Carian Coast, III" ABSA 52 (1957), pp. 95-146. The reverse pattern is discussed on O. Mørkholm and J. Zahle, "The Coinage of Kuprlli," ActaA 43 (1972), pp. 77-78. For other coins recently attributed to Syangela see U. Yarkin, "The Coinage of Syangela in Caria," NC 1975, pp. 12-18, and "More Coins of Syangela in Caria," NC 1977, pp. 152-153