Hecatomnus Satrap of Caria 395BC Rare Ancient Greek Coin LION APOLLO i22399
Hecatomnus Satrap of Caria 395BC Rare Ancient Greek Coin LION APOLLO i22399
Hecatomnus Satrap of Caria 395BC Rare Ancient Greek Coin LION APOLLO i22399

Hecatomnus Satrap of Caria 395BC Rare Ancient Greek Coin LION APOLLO i22399

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Authentic Ancient

Coin of:

Hecatomnus – King of Caria or “Satrap”
Silver Tetartemorion 6mm (0.170 grams) Miletos mint: 395-377 B.C.
Reference: SNG Kayhan 867; Traite II -; SNG Cop –
Head of roaring lion left.
Male head (Apollo?) turned slightly left, [EKA below].

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Authenticity.

 

Hecatomnus (also Hekatomnos; in
Greek
Ἑκάτoμνως; lived 4th century BC)
was king or dynast of Caria
in the reign of
Artaxerxes II

of Persia
(404–358 BCE).

Hecatomnus was appointed by the
Persian
king to command the naval forces
destined to take part in the war against
Evagoras
of
Cyprus
; but the operations of the war were at
that time allowed to linger; and it appears that Hecatomnus himself shared in
the spirit of disaffection towards Persia at that time so general; as when
hostilities were at length resumed in earnest against Evagoras, he not only took
no part in support of the Persian monarchy, but secretly supplied Evagoras with
sums of money to raise mercenary troops. No notice, however, seems to have been
taken of this act of treachery, a circumstance for which the disorganised state
of the Persian monarchy will fully account: and Hecatomnus continued to hold
possession of Caria in a state of virtual independence until his death. The date
of this cannot be ascertained with certainty, but we learn from
Isocrates
that he was still ruling in 380 BCE.

He left three sons,
Mausolus
,
Idrieus
and
Pixodarus
– all of whom – in their turn,
succeeded him in the sovereignty; and two daughters,
Artemisia
and
Ada
, who were married to their brothers
Mausolus and Idrieus.

Hecatomnus was a native of
Mylasa
, and made that city his capital and the
seat of his government: hence we find on his coins the figure of

Zeus Labrandenos, represented as walking and carrying a
bipennis
over his shoulder, from the celebrated
temple of that name near Mylasa.

In August 2010, law enforcement officials arresting individuals believed to
be digging for antiquities discovered what Turkish officials believe to be the
tomb of Hecatomnus. A marble sarcophagus and numerous frescoes were discovered
in the tomb, although officials also believed many relics had already been taken
from the tomb and sold on the black market.

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