CARIA, Mylasa. Hadrian. AD 117-138. AR Cistophorus (28mm, 9.96 g, 6h). Near VF.

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Lot: 468. Estimated: $ 200

Roman Provincial, Silver

Sold For $ 350. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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CARIA, Mylasa. Hadrian. AD 117-138. AR Cistophorus (28mm, 9.96 g, 6h). Bare head right / Zeus Osogoa standing facing, head right, holding trident set on crab and eagle. Metcalf, Cistophori, Type 41, 188-90 var. (O–/R– [both dies unlisted]); Akarça 19; RPC III 1379; Pinder 55; RSC 303. Lightly toned, minor marks, scratches, overstruck on an uncertain undertype. Near VF. Rare.

According to the first century Greek geographer Strabo (Geography 14. 2. 23), the Mylasians had three temples of Zeus in their city. In addition to the temples of Zeus Labraundos and Zeus Karios, a third was dedicated to Zeus Osogoa, an indigenous Carian god. The temple complex dedicated to him in Mylasa was of such a size and style that Pausanias (8.10.3) equated it with the Athenian Acropolis. For a further discussion of this god, see A. Laumonier, Les cultes indigènes en Carie (Paris, 1958), pp. 45-126.

Closing Date and Time: 21 May 2025 at 12:35:40 ET.

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