<value>The Hekatomnid satrap Pixodaros succeeded his famous brother Mausolos to the throne of Caria. This is the largest denomination in gold issued in Caria. Four other half-staters are known, but this one is a new variety. It is a handsome coin of the finest mid-fourth century classical style.</value>

1608595301000 1605779646000 Standard Record object-273937 1760983895675 1760976657000 1760983821025 adlib fitz-online adlib-object-273937 https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/273937 90c69861-ccd8-39b8-a6a8-e9930ccea0b0 10 reference term-100804 adlib-term-100804 9e0fb390-67dd-35ac-8ebe-1f9145b90880 coin reference term-39593 adlib-term-39593 e3e2a3f8-2433-3f63-9bcf-e776644d312d gold Weight g 4.21 Object reference term-119622 adlib-term-119622 dd6626e9-5822-307d-aa31-13c8813e7555 struck Coins and Medals Caria, gold half-stater, Pixodaros (340-334 BC); obv. head of Apollo left, rev. the local god Zeus Labraundos standing right with A in field; 4.21g. From Giessener Münzhandlung auction 3 May 1995, lot 342. CM.387-1995 1 accession number CM.387-1995 273937 priref 273937 uri https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/273937 https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/273937 reference agent-149638 adlib-agent-149638 7376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8 The Fitzwilliam Museum reference agent-201844 adlib-agent-201844 97bb8cee-4b86-3005-bf87-9c9d2bd74b05 Gorny & Mosch – Giessener Münzhandlung 1995 1995 1995-05-01 bought 340 340 340 -0340 334 1 334 334 -0334 ruler reference agent-199799 adlib-agent-199799 ca6986d5-d10e-3032-91f8-72926e6d0301 Pixodarus (340 BC-335 BC) reference term-148290 adlib-term-148290 fff51bfc-35a2-3bf6-80e1-260a7a94957a 4th Century BC, Mid reference term-122379 adlib-term-122379 6761a712-22ed-3ea6-805d-8092a773ac24 half stater denomination reference term-12401 adlib-term-12401 ebb91618-ffb4-3f32-a54f-a36f7785ea53 Greek series reference term-119543 adlib-term-119543 e2eb9d40-3e3c-375b-bddd-5a65a9108f56 Caria subseries history note Under Review reference agent-149638 adlib-agent-149638 7376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8 The Fitzwilliam Museum

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half stater <value>The Hekatomnid satrap Pixodaros succeeded his famous brother Mausolos to the throne of Caria. This is the largest denomination in gold issued in Caria. Four other half-staters are known, but this one is a new variety. It is a handsome coin of the finest mid-fourth century classical style.</value> object OBJECT