Halicarnassus Ashton and Konuk 2019 1-31, Silver, struck at Halicarnassus, 510–490 BC. Obverse: ketos forepart (serpentiform sea monster), mouth open. Reverse: star or spiral in an incuse circle, surrounded by an ornate square, all in an incuse square etoile dans un cercle incus,. Weight about 2.0 g, diameter 12.3 mm.
| mint | Halicarnassus | weight | 1.96g (6) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀12.3 (6) |
| denomination | — | axis | ↕ (0) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
obverse
Ketos forepart (serpentiform sea monster), mouth open
reverse
Star or spiral in an incuse circle, surrounded by an ornate square, all in an incuse square Etoile dans un cercle incus,
specimens (7)
British Museum
1.52g
⌀11.0
British Museum
2.23g
⌀12.0
British Museum
2.24g
⌀12.0
British Museum
2.07g
⌀12.0
BnF (IRIS)
British Museum
2.01g
⌀12.0
British Museum
1.69g
⌀15.0
Cite this coin
Halicarnassus Ashton and Konuk 2019 1-31 (halicarnassus_ashton_konuk_2019_1-31), 510–490 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/halicarnassus-ashton-and-konuk-2019-1-31/ (accessed: 2026-10-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA