CARIA, Mylasa. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ (29mm, 11.04 g, 6h). Struck circa AD 139-146. Good Fine.

Electronic Auction 610 – Session 1
Lot: 643.
Closing Date: Jun 3 2026 10:00 ET

Roman Provincial, Bronze

Estimate: $ 100

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CARIA, Mylasa. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ (29mm, 11.04 g, 6h). Struck circa AD 139-146. Laureate and draped bust right / Zeus Osogöllis standing facing, head right, holding trident and eagle, trident resting on crab. Akarca 66; RPC IV.2 913; SNG von Aulock 2626. Green and red patina, roughness. Good Fine. 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 (Osogöllis), 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: 3 June 2026 at 13:34:00 ET.

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