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  • ADALYA

    ISSN 1301-274622 2019

    (OFFPRINT)

    The Annual of the Koç University Suna & İnan Kıraç Research Center for Mediterranean Civilizations

  • ADALYA Adalya, a peer reviewed publication, is indexed in the A&HCI (Arts & Humanities Citation Index) and CC/A&H (Current Contents / Arts & Humanities) Adalya is also indexed in the Social Sciences and Humanities Database of TÜBİTAK/ULAKBİM TR index and EBSCO.

    Mode of publication Worldwide periodical Publisher certificate number 18318 ISSN 1301-2746 Publisher management Koç University Rumelifeneri Yolu, 34450 Sarıyer / İstanbul Publisher Umran Savaş İnan, President, on behalf of Koç University Editor-in-chief Oğuz Tekin Editor Tarkan Kahya Assistant Editor Arif Yacı English copyediting Michael D. Sheridan Mark Wilson Editorial Advisory Board (Members serve for a period of five years) Prof. Dr. Engin Akyürek, Koç University (2018-2022) Prof. Dr. Mustafa Adak, Akdeniz University (2018-2022) Prof. Dr. Nicholas D. Cahill, University of Wisconsin-Madison (2018-2022) Prof. Dr. Charlotte Roueché, Emerita, King’s College London (2019-2023) Prof. Dr. Edhem Eldem, Boğaziçi University / Collège de France (2018-2022) Prof. Dr. Mehmet Özdoğan, Emeritus, Istanbul University (2016-2020) Prof. Dr. C. Brian Rose, University of Pennsylvania (2018-2022) Prof. Dr. Christof Schuler, DAI München (2017-2021) Prof. Dr. R. R. R. Smith, University of Oxford (2016-2020)

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    The Annual of the Koç University Suna & İnan Kıraç Research Center for Mediterranean Civilizations (AKMED)

  • Contents

    Ralf Becks – Betül Fındık New Middle Paleolithic Finds from the Lake District ................................................................................................................................... 1

    İrfan Deniz Yaman Prehistoric Paintings in the Keçe Cave (Kahramanmaraş-Elbistan) ........................................................................................... 11

    Taner Korkut – Turan Takaoğlu – Kudret Sezgin Pre-Classical Habitation at Tlos, Lycia ................................................................................................................................................................. 25

    Güzel Öztürk Post-Akkadian and Ur III Features on Cylinder Seals from Kültepe-Kanesh: An Iconographic and Stylistic Analysis ................................................................................................................................................................... 45

    Tevfik Emre ŞerifoğluKilise Tepe in Rough Cilicia before the Late Bronze Age: An Overview of the Architecture, Pottery Traditions, and Cultural Contacts .......................................................................................................................................................... 69

    Aslıhan Yurtsever Beyazıt New Assessments of the Middle and Late Bronze Age Pottery Recovered in the First Excavation Period at Tilmen Höyük ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 101

    Claudia Devoto Some Remarks on the Chronology of the First Coins of Knossos, Crete ................................................................................... 145

    İnci TürkoğluCivic Coinage of Keramos in Caria ........................................................................................................................................................................... 167

    Tetiana Shevchenko Attributes of the Mother of the Gods on Terracottas from Olbia Pontike and Asia Minor ............................... 201

    Julian BennettThe Annexation of Galatia Reviewed .................................................................................................................................................................... 223

    Fatih OnurAn Investigation around Kragos in Lycia: The Question of Sidyma and Kalabatia ................................................. 259

    Havva İşkan – Şevket Aktaş Überlegungen zu einem Artemis-Relief aus Patara ................................................................................................................................. 297

    Fatma Avcu – Hüseyin Uzunoğlu The Ancient Roads and Routes around Sidyma and New Inscriptions from its Vicinity ..................................... 319

    Emel Erten – Emine Akkuş Koçak Glass Finds from the Monastery at Olba ............................................................................................................................................................ 345

  • ContentsIV

    Ahmet DönmezThe Role of James Brant in the Process of Structural Changes in British Consulates ............................................. 363

    Fatma ŞimşekThe Role of the Islands and Islanders in the Illegal Felling and Smuggling of Timber from the Ottoman Mediterranean and Aegean Coastlines in the 19th C. .................................................................................................. 381

    Mine EsmerEvaluating Repairs and Interventions of the Fethiye Camii through the Perspective of Contemporary Conservation Ethics and Principles ................................................................................................................................. 401

  • ADALYA 22, 2019

    * Dr.İnciTürkoğlu,PamukkaleÜniversitesi,Fen-EdebiyatFakültesi,KültürVarlıklarınıKorumaveOnarımBölümü,Kınıklı-Denizli.E-mail:[email protected];http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1865-7708

    Acknowledgements:IwouldliketoexpressmysinceregratitudetoProf.Dr.O.TekinandProf.Dr.B.Söğütfortheircontributionsduringthepreparationphaseofthestudy.Furtherthanksareduetotheanonymousrefereesfortheirinvaluablecontributions.Mr.Y.TatışkindlyallowedmetostudyhiscoinsfromKeramos,forwhichIamgrateful.Asalways,theAKMEDstaffhaskindlysupportedmywork.Last,butnotleast,thanksareduetothedirec-torsandstaffoftheMuğla,Milas,Fethiye,MarmarisandAydınmuseums.

    Civic Coinage of Keramos in Caria

    İnci TÜRKOĞLU*

    Abstract

    TheancientcityofKeramos(modernÖren)islocatedonthenorthshoreoftheGulfofGökova,formerlytheGulfofKerameikosandnamedafterthecityduringantiquity.ItwaspartofancientCaria.Keramoshasnotbeenthescopeofintensivesurveysandsystem-aticexcavationsyet;however,attemptshavebeenmadetoassesstheavailableevidence(epigraphicandliterarysources)andarchaeo-logicalremains.ThecoinageoftheancientcitywasonlypartiallystudiedbySpanu.TherecentprojectsofHistoriaNumorumOnlinehascompileditspre-RomancoinsandRomanProvincialCoinage(Online)itsRomanImperialperiodcoinsmuchmorecomprehensively.Thepresentstudyendeavourstocompileciviccoinageofthecityfromonlineandprintedpublicationsinadditiontolocalmuseumsoftheregion.Someprivatecollectionswerealsoaccessed.Fromthese,conclusionshavebeenderivedthattrytocastlightontothecoinageoftheancientcity.Thetypesonthecoinsre-vealinformationonthecultsofthecity;yet,therearisenewquestionsregardingthem.Inparticular,thearchaisingdeityfiguresattestedonthecoinsneedtobefurtherinvestigated.

    Keywords:Keramos/Ceramus,Caria,Zeus,Apollo,civiccoinage

    Öz

    GökovaKörfezi’ninkuzeykıyısındaÖren’dekonumlananKeramos,KariaBölgesi’ndebirantikkenttirvebulunduğukörfezedeadınıvermiştir.Buyerleşimdehenüzyoğunyü-zeyaraştırmasıvesistematikarkeolojikkazı-largerçekleştirilmemiştir,ancakmevcutbil-gilerin (epigrafik ve edebi kaynaklar) vearkeolojikkalıntılarındeğerlendirildiğiçalış-malaryapılmıştır.Nevarki,antikkentinsik-keleriSpanutarafındanyalnızcakısmiolarakincelenebilmiştir.HistoriaNumorumOnlineprojesiRomaDönemiöncesineaitsikkeleri,RomanProvincialCoinageOnlineiseRomaİmparatorlukDönemi’neaitşehirsikkelerinidahakapsamlışekildebirarayagetirmektedir.Buçalışmadakentinsikkeleri,bölgemüzelerivekimiözelkoleksiyonlarınyanısırainternetvebasılıkaynaklardanderlenerekkentinsik-kelerineışıktutmayaçalışılmaktadır.Sikkelerdesaptanantiplerkenttekikültlerhakkındaverisağlamaktafakatbukonudayenisoruişaretlerideortayakoymaktadır.Özellikle,sikkelerdetespitedilenarkaizantanrıfigürlerinindahadetaylıincelenmesigerekmektedir.

    Anahtar Kelimeler:Keramos /Ceramus,Karia,Zeus,Apollon,şehirsikkeleri

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    IntroductionThemodernGulfofGökovawascalledtheGulfofKerameikos(Κεραμεικὸς κόλπος)inantiq-uityandnamedafterthecityofKeramoslocatedintheÖrendistrictofMuğlaprovince.1Thewordκέραμοςwasusedforpotter’sclay/earthandanythingmadeofit2;however,ancientau-thorsdonotmentionanythingabouttheoriginofthenameforthecity.AncientauthorsarealsoalmostsilentaboutKeramosandusuallyonlymentionthatthegulfwasnamedafterthetown.3Therefore,itisnoteasytobuildacomprehensivepictureoftheancienttowninantiq-uityfromtheliterarysources.CollectedinscriptionswerefirstpublishedbyE.L.Hicksin1890;almostacenturylaterE.Varinlioğlupublishedacollectionofknowninscriptionsin1986.TheworkbyM.Spanupublishedin1997isthebasicsourceforthecity’shistoryandmonuments.4 ThiswasfollowedbyastudyonearlycoinswithCarianlettersbyK.Konuk(2000),whichcastlightontotheCariannameofthecitystartingasKbo-.AlthoughthefullCariannameisstillnotknown,itcanbeconfidentlystatedthatKeramoswasoriginallyaCarianfoundation.ThisisfurthersupportedwiththeCariannamesattestedinthe4th-centuryBCinscriptionattheMilasMuseum.5TheHistoriaNumorumOnlineprojectforpre-Romanperiodcoinsisdevelop-ingandincludesmoretypesdaybyday;itiscomplementedbytheRomanProvincialCoinageproject,bothinprintandonline.

    InformationretrievedfromthecoinsofKeramoswhichhavebeenpublishedandareac-cessibleinprintandonlineaswellasinregionalmuseums,namelyMuğla,Milas,Marmaris,Bodrum,FethiyeandAydın,andsomeprivatecollections(Mr.Y.Tatış),maybesummarizedasfollows:

    TYPOLOGYCoinsmarkedwithanasterisk(*)areillustrated.

    GROUP A (Bull / Dolphin Series in Bronze)Thisgroupfeaturesontheobverse,afullfigureorprotomeofabull;onthereverseisadolphin,swimming,r.,withlegendunderneath.Allstruckinbronze;thisgrouphasfoursubgroups:

    A.1AObv:Bull,standing,r.,onalineofexergue.Rev:𐊼Λ𐊫.Dolphin,r.,dottedborder.Attributedto410–390BConHNOno.10(withthreespecimens).Chalkous.

    1 PlinyNHV.29;HerodotusI.174;MelaI.16;XenophonHell.II.1.15;StraboXIV.2.15;SkylaxKar.98;2 LiddellandScott1996,“kέramoς”onp.940.3 ForquotationsfromancientauthorsmentioningKeramos,seeT9–T25inSpanu1997,58–9;andT9–T24in

    Varinlioğlu1986,78–81.4 TheworkbySpanu (1997) covers thehistory andmonumentsofKeramos.Theauthor covered the coins

    onlyasasubchapterofhismonographicstudyandonlypartiallybasedonthecollectionsofBNFandViennaKunsthistorischesMuseum.Anditwaspublishedbeforetheattributionofthebull/dolphinserieswithCarianandGreeklegendsasbelongingtoKeramos.Inaddition,somecoinsofCaracallaweremisattributedtoElagabalus.

    5 Blümel1990,32,ll.13–4:Kerάmioi Uliatoς Nwtrassioς, Senurigoς Trusew, Kotbelhmoς Kh͂rux

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    1.MilasMuseumInv.no.2060.1.23g,9mm,3h./ 2.SolidusNum.MAuc.23(13.01.2018)Lot174.1.18g,9mm.=HNO10.3/ 3.MuğlaMuseumInv.no.Em89.1.14g,9mm,1h./ 4.MuğlaMuseumInv.no.Em87.1.09g,9mm,1h./ 5.ANS2007.15.15.1.069g,9.5mm,6h.=LanzAuc.131Lot202(1.08g,10mm)=HNO10.2/ 6.Konuk2000no.2.1.05g,4h.Privatecollection./ 7.MuğlaMuseumInv.no.Em86.0.96g,9mm,1h./ 8.GornyAuc.212Lot2056.0.86g,9mm.=LanzAuc.131Lot203(0.86g,10mm)=Konuk2000no.3=HNO10.1/ *9.FethiyeMuseumInv.no.16086.0.84g,8–9mm,12h./ 10.FethiyeMuseumInv.no.16085.0.76g,8mm,6h./ 11.Konuk2000no.4.0.66g.Privatecollection.

    A.1B

    Obv:ΞΕ.Bull,standing,r.,onalineofexergue.Rev:𐊼Υ𐊫.Dolphin,r.,dottedborder.Attributedto410–390BConHNOno.2107.Chalkous.*1.SNGKayhan804.0.90g,9mm,9h.Obv.ΞΕ.=Konuk2000no.5=HNO2107.1

    A.2AObv:Bullprotome,l.Rev:𐊼Λ𐊫.Dolphin,r.Attributedto410–390BConHNO2174(withasinglespecimen).Chalkous.*1.SavocaAuc.12(2017)Lot211.1.06g,7mm=HNO2174.1

    A.2B

    Obv:Bullprotome,r.Rev:𐊼Λ𐊫.Dolphin,r.Attributedto410–390BCbasedonA.2A.NotonHNO.Chalkous.*1.Konuk2000no.1.1.35g,6h.Privatecollection./2.Ashton2006no.14.0.84g,9mm,12h.Privatecollection./ 3.SavocaBA18(30.03.2019)Lot356.1.05g,9mm.

    A.3Obv:Bull,standing,r.,onalineofexergue.Rev:KE.Dolphin,r.Attributedto380–350BConHNOno.1628(withsevenspecimens).Diameters10–12mm,weights1.01–2.26g.Chalkous.Twospecimens(Ashtonetal.1998nos.3and6)haveacountermarkofalabrysontheobverse,belowthebullfigure.OnlyAshtonetal.1998no.1hasadottedborderonthereverse.1.BNFAA.GR.10355.2.26g./ 2.HDRauchEA13(2013)Lot73.1.50g.=HNO1628.3./ 3.MarmarisMuseumInv.no.1353.1.5g,11mm./ 4.FethiyeMuseum=Ashtonetal.1998.5.1.4g,6h(nonvidi)/ 5.BM1991,0130.37.1.36g,12h.ex-Veres=Ashtonetal.1998.2/ 6.CNGTritonV(2002)Lot488.1.36g,11mm.=HNO1628.2/ 7.Ashtonetal.1998.6.1.34g,1h.cmk–labrysinrectangle,belowbull./ *8.MarmarisMuseumInv.no.1351.1.3g,11mm./ 9.MilasMuseumInv.no.2061.1.26g,10–11mm,12h./ 10.BPeusAuc.407(2012)Lot622.1.25g.=HNO1628.4./ 11.BM1991,0130.39.1.25g,1h.ex-Veres=Ashtonetal.1998.3;cmk–labrysincartouche,belowbull./ 12.BM1991,0130.38.1.23g,1h.ex-Veres=Ashtonetal.1998.4/ 13.HDRauchAuc.87(2010)Lot156.1.22g.=HNO1628.1./ 14.MarmarisMuseumInv.no.2005/337.1.2g,11mm./ 15.SavocaBA25(2018)Lot316.1.20g,10mm.=HNO1628.7./ 16.FethiyeMuseumInv.no.9270.1.11g,11–12mm,12h./ 17.SNGKayhan805.1.11g,11mm=HNO1628.5./ 18. SavocaBA25(2018)Lot317.1.01g,9mm.=HNO1628.6./ 19.Ashtonetal.1998.1.0.95g,3h.Dottedcircleonreverse.

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    A.4Obv:Bull,standing,r.,onalineofexergue;labrysabove.Rev:KE.Dolphin,r.Attributedto380–350BConHNOno.1629(withfivespecimens).Chalkous.1.NaumannAuc.36(2015)Lot199.1.48g,11mm=SavocaAuc.1(2015)Lot216=RomaAuc.4(2012)Lot1731=HNO1629.2./ 2.Ashtonetal.1998.7.1.42g,12h./ 3.SavocaBA12(2018)Lot560. 1.35g, 11mm./ 4. SavocaBA12 (2018) Lot 561. 1.37g, 10mm. / 5. JacquierAuc. 38 Lot110.1.36g.= JacquierAuc.37Lot138=HNO1629.1/ 6.BM1979,0101.1061.1.25g,12h.ex-vonAulock=Ashtonetal1998.8./ 7.BPeusAuc.407(2012)Lot623.1.20g.=HNO1629.3/ 8.ANS2007.15.16.1.114g,11.2mm,12h.=LanzAuc.131(2006)Lot204=HirschAuc.231(2003)Lot337=HNO1629.4/ 9.SNGMuğla84.1.05g,10mm,3h.Inv.no.2149./ 10.Ashtonetal.1998.9.1.05g,12h./ *11.SNGKayhan806.1.03g,11mm=HNO1629.5.

    Konuk’sstudy(2000)ontheCarianlegends,i.e.thefirsttwosubgroupsA.1andA.2,wasbasedonfivespecimenswithfivedifferentobverseandfivedifferentreversedies.Sincethenmoreexampleshavesurfacedonthemarket,andourvisitstothelocalmuseumsinMuğlaprovincehavedocumentedmoreunpublishedexamples.Also,itwaslearnedthatmanymorehaverecentlybeenuncoveredinthecourseofrescueexcavationsbytheMilasMuseum,andthesearecurrentlyunderstudybytheirteams.Soitishighlylikelythatevennewtypesmayemerge.

    TheearliestsubgroupoftheseseriesistheonewiththeCarianlegendonthereversethatgivestheabbreviationforthecity’sCarianname(A.1andA.2).Inaddition,thedottedborderonthereverseandirregulardieaxesindicateanearlydate.6Thesecondsubgroupdepictsabullprotomeontheobverse.ThethirdsubgroupisthefirstonewiththelegendKEinGreek,andthelatestinthegroupshouldbethatwiththelabrysoverthebull.Thesefourgroupsareattributedto410–390BC(A.1andA.2withCarianlegend)and380–350BC(A.3andA.4withlegendKE).7

    A.1specimensinourcataloguehaveadiameterofca.9mmandaweightrangingfrom0.66to1.23g.Onlyonecoin(SNGKayhan804)hasalegendofXEonitsobverse,whichmayindicateamagistratename,eitherinGreekasxeorinCarianasí-ù.8Carianlettersonthereversesareconsistentforthemostpart(GroupA.1A).Onlyonecoin(GroupA.1B:SNGKayhan804)displaysanoddity,suggestinganengraverdidnotcutinnegativetheCarianlet-terscorrectly.9

    A.2hasonlythreeexamples,andtwoofthemhaveontheirobversestheforepartofabullr.(GroupA.2A)whileonlyonehasitleftward(GroupA.2B).Thebullprotometypeontheobversesmaysuggestahalf-unit.ThetwospecimensofA.2Ahaveadiameterof7and9mm,buttheyarecomparabletothoseofA.1.Inthiscase,thehalf-figureofabullmaynotsuggestahalf-unit.Indeed,morespecimensareneededtoreachasaferconclusion.

    A.3andA.4subgroupsfeaturethesameobverseandreversetypes,butthelegendisonlyKEinGreek,indicatingKeramosasshownbyAshtonetal.10ThedifferencebetweenthetwosubgroupsisthepresenceofalabrysoverthebullontheobverseofA.4.Thattwospecimens

    6 Ashton2006,3–4.

    7 Ashton2006,4;Konuk2000,161;HNOnos.10,2107,2174,1628and1629.

    8 Konuk2000,163.

    9 Konuk2000,161–162.10 Ashtonetal.1998.

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    inAshton’spersonalcollectionbearcountermarksoflabryswithinarectangleorcartoucheledtotheconclusionthattheA.4groupshouldbelaterthanA.3becausethecountermarksshouldhavebeenpunchedtovalidatetheearlieremissionswithout.11Onlyonespecimen(Ashtonetal.1998no.1)inA.3hasadottedborderonitsreverse,whichmayevensuggestperhapsthefirstemissionsofthisseries.

    GROUP B (Archaising Youthful Male Head / Boukephalion Series in Silver and Bronze)Followingagapinmintingactivityforabouttwocenturies,KeramosstartedtostrikeitsowncoinagefollowingitsliberationfromRhodianhegemony.Thearchaisingyouthfulhead,withlonghairlocksfallingdownontheshoulders,right,within/outadottedborder,isusuallyiden-tifiedasApolloinpublications.Onthereverseisaboukephalion(i.e.bull’shead)12flankedwiththelegendKERA(MIH)andthemagistrate’sname(sometimesinabbreviation).

    B.1 AR hemidrachmsObv:Archaisingyouthfulmalehead,r.Rev:KERA(MIH)/magistratename,flankingtheboukephalion,allwithinsquareincuse,OR,aroundtheboukephalionwithoutanincuse.

    Xeno-:Attributedto188–160BCbyHNOno.2176.Reverselegendaroundtheboukephalionwithoutanincuse.*1.CNGEA115(2005)Lot115.0.92g,11mm=HNO2176.1.

    Phass- or ]argi (?)13:Maybeattributedto188–160BCbasedontheabsenceoftheincuse.Reverselegendaroundtheboukephalionwithoutanincuse.*1.ANS2007.15.17.0.939g,10.5mm=LanzAuc.131Lot205(0.95g,11mm).ANS:Silverobol.

    Hermeas:Attributedto188–160BCbyHNOno.2294and2296.Reverselegendaroundtheboukephalionwithoutanincuse.BothspecimensarefromtheBritishMuseum.Inv.no.1988,1014.1featuresasigmaintheformofaC(HNO 2296).Inv.no.1988,1014.3hasastandardsigmaS(HNO2294).1.BM1988.1014.3.1.1g,10h.Rev:KERA ERMEAS =Ashtonetal.1998.10 = HNO 2294.1 / 2.BM1988,1014.1.0.83g,11h.Rev:[KE]RAMI [E]RMEAC.=Ashtonetal.1998.11=HNO2296.1

    Poli- (Polites)(fig.5a):Attributedto167–129BCbyHNO295(onespecimen).Reverseincuse.*1.TatışColl.471.1.24g,11mm,12h./ 2.BPeusAuc.395Lot166.1.20g,11mm.Rev:KERA POLI.ex-vonAulock2579=BPeus392(2007)Lot4352=LanzAuc.125(2005)Lot384=Jameson2298=Lanz121(2004)Lot207=BPeusAuc.386(2006)Lot230=BPeusAuc.308(1983)Lot163=Spanuno.1.=HNO295.1/ 3.BPeusAuc.369Lot201.1.02g,11mm.=BPeusAuc.366Lot196./ 4.CNGEA257Lot133.1.07g,13mm,12h./ 5.CNGEA201Lot99.0.84g,13mm,12h.

    Leont- (Leonteus):Attributedto167–129BCbyHNO2299.Reverseincuse.*1.NaumannAuc.29(1.3.2015)Lot286.1.11g,11mm=HNO2299.1.

    Iason:Attributedto167–129BCbyHNO2297.SigmaintheformofaC.Reverseincuse.1.BM1988.1014.2.0.88g,12h.=Ashtonetal.1998.12=HNO2297.1

    11 Ashtonetal.1998,48.12 Inthisstudy,thetermboukephalionmeans“bull’shead”andbucraniummeans“skullofabull”.Howgegoused

    bucraniuminhismonumentalstudyonGreekImperialcountermarks,sowhenreferringtohisterminologythetermbucraniumisretained.However,Howgegonos.292–5aretermedbucranium,buttheimagesfornos.292,294and295areclearlyabull’sheadwithneck,l.Forno.293itisaheadonlyanddifficulttosayaskull.

    13 Themagistrate’snameisgivenas[]argi-ontheANSwebsite.ThiscoinwaspurchasedfromLanzAuc.131(2006)Lot205withthenamegivenasFarge-(?).Theauthor’sreadingfromtheimageonlineisPhass-(?).

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    Magistrate unknown:Therearetwospecimens.One(TatışColl.2609)hasthemagistrate’snamewithinincusebutofftheflan.Theother(GHNAuc.343[2018]Lot2225)hasthenamearoundtheboukephalion,illegible,seeminglyduetowear.*1.TatışColl.2609.1.07g,11mm,12h./ 2.GHNAuc.343(2018)Lot2225.0.96g=SammlungE.Karl205=ExSammlungR.P.ExHirsch203,1999,Lotno.327.

    B.2 AR hemidrachmObv:Archaisingyouthfulmalehead,r.Rev:KER[.Bullprotome,r.,headfacing.Attributedto167–129BCbyHNOno.2109.Noincuse.*1.SNGKayhan808.1.10g,11mm,12h=HNO2109.1

    B.3 AEObv:Archaisingyouthfulmalehead,r.DottedborderRev:KERAMIH/magistratename,flankingtheboukephalion.

    Leon:Themagistrate’snameflankstheboukephalion.Attributedto167–129BCbyHNOno.296(withninespecimens).Twospecimens(SNGvonAulock2580andSNGTübingen3414)ob-viouslyhaveamisreadingofthemagistrate’snameasDeon,whichiseasilyunderstandableduetotheclosenessoftheshapesoflambdaanddeltainuppercase.1.SNGKayhan809.6.32g,19mm=HNO296.9/ 2.KölnerMKAuc.106Lot98.5.84g,19mm./ 3.LanzAuc.131(2006,SammlungKarl)Lot206.5.79g,19mm=HirschAuc.191(1996)Lot478=HNO296.3/ 4.CNGEA273(2012)Lot35.5.64g,18mm,12h=HNO296.4/ 5.SNGFitzwilliam4694.4.43g,19–20mm./ 6.SNGMünchen270.6.34g,18mm,2h./ 7.JacquierAuc.38(2013)Lot111.4.58g,17mm.=JacquierAuc.37(2012)Lot139=HNO296.5./ 8.SNGBelgium754.5.17g,17mm,1h./ 9.HauckAuc.18(2004)Lot256.5.23g.18mm.=HNO296.2/ 10.SNGvonAulock2580.5.30g,19mm.Keramiedon(misread)=HNO296.1/ 11.SNGTübingen3414.5.08g,19–18mm,6h.Ho.Rev:Keramie-Deon.(misread)/ 12.BM1991,0130.56.5.6g,11h./ 13.SNGAshmolean49.4.19g,18mm,12h.Acq.Weller08/01/1980=HNO296.6./ *14.BNFFG418.4.78g=HNO296.7./ 15.GHNAuc.343(26.9.2018)Lot2226.19mm.=ExSammlungR.P.ExJ.Elsen59,1999,LotNr.134./ 16.VAAuc.329(6.4.2018)Lot164.5.16g,19mm,1h=HNO296.8/ 17.MionnetSupp.VIno.206.AE6,R8.

    Magistrate unknown: Twospecimenswithnoimagesprovided.1.ANS1944.100.47757.5.1g,18mm,12h./ 2.MionnetSupp.VIno.207.AE3,R8.Keramieion(misread?).

    B.4 AE

    B.4A(Largeunit): Obv:Archaisingyouthfulmalehead,r.Dottedborder.Rev:KERAMIH. ERMOFANTOCaroundtheboukephalion.Attributedto167–129BCbyHNOno.1626(fourspecimens).1.ANS2007.15.18.5.391g,17.8mm,12h.=LanzAuc.131(2006,SammlungKarl)Lot207=HAAuc.9(1992)Lot162=HNO1626.2./ *2.CNGEA311(2013)Lot778.5.56g,19mm,12h.=ex-RobertM.Harlickcoll.=HNO1626.1./ 3.GornyAuc.196(2011)Lot1748.5.11g,18mm.=HNO1626.3./ 4.SNGAshmolean48.5.38g,17–16mm,12h.=Acq.Milne1924(Nicolaides,Smyrna07/1913)=HNO1626.4.

    B.4B(Smallunit):Obv:KERAMIHTWN.Archaisingyouthfulmalehead,r.Rev:ERMOFANTOCaroundtheboukephalion.*1.TatışColl.2741.2.23g,12mm,2h.

    GroupBmaybefurthercategorisedintofoursubgroupsasabove.Thefirsttwoareofsil-verwhiletheothertwoareofbronze.SixmagistratenamescomeupfromB.1;however,Poli-,

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    Leont-,Iason,HermeasandoneunknownmagistratehavethereversesinasquareincuseaftertheRhodianplinthophoricissues.Xeno-andPhass-(or[]argi)(?)hadtheirissueswiththeethnicandtheirnamesaroundtheboukephalion.Thespecimensareabout11–13mmindiam-eter,andtheirweightsrangefrom0.83to1.24g.TheplinthophoriccoinshavebeenattributedslightlylaterthanorthesameperiodasthosewiththelegendaroundthetypebytheeditorsofHNO.Thesilverissuesseemtohavebeenstruckashemidrachms.

    B.2standswithasinglespecimenforthetimebeing.NowinaprivatecollectioninTurkey,thisexampledoesnotseemtohavehadamagistrate’snameonit.Againthebullprotomemightsuggestahalf-unit,butitsweightanddiameterarecomparabletothoseofB.1.

    InthebronzeissuesofB.3theobversetypeisplacedwithinadottedborder,andonlyonemagistratenamecomesup:Leon.Leon’sissueshavetheethnicandhisnameflankingtheboukephaliononeitherside.Theyareall17–20mmindiameterandweighabout4.19–6.34g.Ontheotherhand,B.4featuresissuesofHermophantoswiththelegendaroundthebouk-ephalion,adiameterof18–19mm,andaweightof5.11–5.56g.However,thesinglespecimenofB.4BbyHermophantosisasmallerunit(diameterof12mmandweightof2.23g),andtheobversetypeisnotwithinadottedborder.Furthermore,theethnicisgiveninfullandontheobverseofB.4B,whichrecallstheissuesofD.02andD.03fromthereignprobablyofTiberius(seebelow).

    GROUP C (Zeus / Eagle Series in Silver and Bronze)Duringtheperiodofindependencefrom167BCto129BC,seeminglyinparallelwiththearchaisingyouthfulmalehead/boukephalionseries,KeramosalsostruckZeus/eagleseriesbothinsilverandbronze.Zeus,right,ontheobverseisdepictedasatypicalbeardedmaturemalewearingalaurelwreath.Theeagleonthereversefeaturessomevariations;mostexam-pleshaveafigureadvancingleftwiththeheadturnedbackandwingsopen.Insomeexam-plestheeagleisinprofilewithwingsclosed.Insomeotherexamples,theeagleadvancesrightwiththeheadturnedbackanditswingsopen.Allthesethreetypesofeaglesarefoundonthereversesofthesilveremissions.

    C.1 AR hemidrachmsObv:LaureateheadofZeus,r.Rev:KERAMI(HTWN)/magistratename.Eagle,facingthree-quarters,l.orr.,wingsopen,headl.orr.allwithinsquareincuse,OR,legendaroundtheeagle.Dio-:Attributedto250–180BCbyHNOno.2108.Ethnicisgiveninfullaroundtheeagle,whichisinfullprofile,wingsclosed,r.*1.SNGKayhan807.1.52g,12mm=HNO2108.1.

    Askle-:Attributedto167–129BCbyHNOno.1047(withfourspecimens).Eagler.,headl.Spanuno.2.*1.NaumannAuc.30(2015)Lot227.1.42g,13mm=HNO1047.2./ 2.SNGCop188.1.01g,14mm,12h=HNO1047.1/ 3.Winterthur3380.1.82g,15mm.1h./ 4.GHNAuc.343(2018)Lot2227.1.60g.=ExSammlungR.P.ExHirsch214,2001,LosNr.1424=HNO1047.3/ 5.GHNAuc.343(2018)Lot2227.1.58g.=ExSammlungR.P.ExHirsch214,2001,LosNr.1424=HNO1047.4

    Leonteus(fig.6.a):Attributedto167–129BCbyHNOno.1586.Eaglel.,headr.C-formsigma.Spanuno.4.*1.BNFFG415(inv.M3199).2.28g=HNO1586.1.

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    Hermogen-:Attributedto167–129BCbyHNOno.1587.Eagler.,headl.Spanuno.5.

    *1.BNFFG416.1.75g,14mm=Waddington2293=HNO1587.1.

    Polites:MagistratenameiswrittenwithaC-shapedsigma.Eaglel.,headr.NotlistedonHNO.

    1.BMC1.2.5g,13.5mm,11h.

    Politon:MionnetIII.Vol.2,no.200(unillustrated)cites“Keramiepoliton”.ThismayrefertoamagistratewiththenameofPoliton(Cf.D.14below).

    Magistrate unknown:Magistratenamesarenotknownfromthreecoins–twofromANSwith-outimagesandthelastone(BNF)illegible.1.ANS1944.100.47756.2.51g./ 2.ANS1983.51.547.2.37g,13mm,12h./ *3.BNFE429.1.68g.

    C.2 AEObv:LaureateheadofZeus,r.DottedborderRev:KERAMI /magistratename.Eagle,facingthree-quarters,l.,wingsopen,headr.

    Leon:Attributedto250–180BCbyHNOno.1585.(Spanunos.16and17)*1.BNF1966.453.6164.5.61g,22mm=HNO1585.1(Spanu17)/ 2.BNFFG417.8.19g,21mm=HNO1585.2(Spanu16)

    Hermophantos(fig.6b):Attributedto167–129BCbyHNOno.592(withfourspecimens)andno.2175(withonespecimen:ANS2007.15.19,ethnicinfullontheobverseandmagistratenamefullonthereversewithinacircle).Spanuno.18.

    1.ANS2007.15.19.7.36g,22mm=LanzAuc.131Lot208=HNO2175.1./ 2.BMC3.1.95g,23mm.=Inv.no.BM1885,0606.214./ 3.Winterthur3381.6.97g,22.7mm,12h./ 4.SNGKayhanII1644.8.77g,21mm,12h.=CNGEA206Lot151=ex-Alighiericoll.=HNO592.2./ 5.LindgrenandKovacs1985,629.8.15g,21mm./ 6.BodrumMuseumInv.no.3806.7.62g,21mm,12h./ 7.CNGEA206(2009)Lot150.6.34g,20mm,12h=HNO592.3./ 8.SNGFinlandI92.8.40g,20mm,1h.acq.1973=HNO592.1./ 9.MMDAuc.13(2003)Lot432.8.16g,20mm=exRighetticoll.=HNO592.4./ *10.TatışColl.2167.6.95g,20mm,1h./ 11.MionnetIII.Vol.2,201.AE4,R8./*12.AydınMuseumInv.no.36576.7.86g,21.1mm,12h.

    Hierogenes:Attributedto129–31BCbyHNOno.1588.Eaglefullfacing,l.,headr.withinacircle.Ethnicinfullontheobverse;magistratenameonthereverse.Spanuno.15.*1.BNFFG419.7.06g,18mm=Waddington2295=HNO1588.1

    Magistrate unknown:OnespecimenattheBodrumMuseumofUnderwaterArchaeology(inv.no.921)isquitewornmakingitimpossibletodeterminethenameofthemagistrate.However,thestyleoftheeagleadvancingleftrecallsthatofHermophantos’singleissuewithethnicinfullontheobverseandmagistrate’snameonthereverse(ANS2007.15.19).1.BodrumMuseumInv.no.921.5.77g,20mm,12h.

    Variation?

    ThissinglecoinattheMunichcollection(SNGMünchen271:20mm,6.20g)standsoutwithitsreversetype:eagleinprofile,r.,wingsclosed,withakerykeiononitsback.Theedi-torsnotedthattheethnicisgivenhorizontallyasK-ERAMwiththelastthreelettersinliga-ture.However,theabsenceofkerykeionandligatures(or,monograms)aswellasthelegendtobegivenhorizontallyelsewhereonthecoinscompiledforthisstudysuggeststhatthismaybeamisattributiontoKeramos.14

    14 AsimilarmisattributionisnotedforBMCnos.4,5,6andNaumannAuc.56Lot249(obv.turretedheadofTyche;rev.K-E.kerykeion)whichshouldbereattributedtoKeraitaiinPisidia.IwouldliketothankDr.K.Konukforthecorrection.

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    C.3 AE Obv:LaureateheadofZeus,r.Rev:KERAMI /magistratename.Eagle,three-quartersfacing,r.,headr.wingsclosed,allwithinsquareincuse,OR,legendaroundthereversetypewithoutincuse.

    Melant--? / Melas:Attributedto250–180BCbyHNOno.2281.Legendaroundtheeagle.MagistratenameislistedasMelas-ontheauction’swebsiteandasMelant-onHNO.15

    *1.Naumann74(3.2.2019)Lot147.1.97g,12mm=HNO2281.1

    Diony(s)-:Attributedto167–129BCbyHNOno.1048(withthreespecimens).Reverseincuse.Spanu10.

    *1.SNGKayhanII1643.2.10g,15mm,12h.=MMDAuc.17(2005)Lot882=HNO1048.2./ 2.MMDAuc.30(2009)Lot567.1.89g=exR.Müllercoll.=HNO1048.3./ 3.SNGMuğla85.1.80g,12mm,11h.Inv.no.794./ 4.SNGMuğla86.1.68g,11mm,12h.Inv.no.69./ 5.SNGCop189.1.65g,14mm,12h=HNO1048.1(Spanu10)

    Apol-:Attributedto167–129BCbyHNOno.591(withfourspecimens).Oneexceptionof6.58gforBMCno.2=BMinv.no.1872.0709.188.Reverseincuse.Spanu8.

    1.BPeusAuc.384(2005)Lot302.1.83g=BPeusAuc.376(2003)Lot439=HNO591.2./ 2.BMC2.6.58g,13mm,11h.Env.no.1872.0709.188.(Pl.XII.9)./ 3.SNGFinlandI91.1.70g,13mm,12h=HNO591.1./ 4.BNFFG420.1.80g=HNO591.3./ *5.BNFFG421.1.51g,12mm=Waddington2294=HNO591.4./ *6.TatışColl.2169.1.54g,12mm,11h./ 7.SavocaOA25(2018)Lot318.1.58g,11mmHNO591.5

    Phanth-:NotlistedonHNO.Reverseincuse.*1.SNGGreece51466.1.6g,14mm.

    Ker-:NotlistedonHNO.Reverseincuse.1.SNGTübingen3413.1.39g,12mm,12h./ 2.Weber6457.1.68g,10–11mm.

    Py-:NotlistedonHNO.1.BM1979,0101.1059.1.53g,12h.ex-vonAulock(nonumbergiven)

    Magistrate unknown:Tencoins:oneatBM–noimageandnomagistratenamegivenonwebsite.TwocoinsatMilasMuseumcollectionnotlegible;however,thestyleofeagleforMilasinv.no.2059recallsthatofSNGTübingen3413.ThelegendofMilasinv.no.1125runsaroundtheeagle.SevencoinsatAydınMuseumcollectionarenotfullylegiblebutinv.nos.40651and40653(andperhaps40657?)seemtobeofthesamemagistrate,andinv.nos.40654and40655seemtobelongtoanothermagistrate.1.BM1921,0412.53.1.65g,11h./*2.MilasMuseumInv.no.2059.1.72g,11mm,12h./*3.MilasMuseumInv.no.1125.1.73g,12.5mm,12h./*4.AydınMuseumInv.no.40651.1.95g,13mm,2h./*5.AydınMuseum.Inv.no.40652.1.40g,12mm,12h./*6. AydınMuseumInv.no.40653.2.05g,12mm,4h./ *7.AydınMuseum.Inv.no.40654.1.18g,13.2mm,11h./*8.AydınMuseumInv.no.40655.1.77g,12.1mm,10h./*9.AydınMuseum.Inv.no.40656.1.83g,12mm,2h./*10. AydınMuseumInv.no.40657.2.18g,11.9mm,3h.

    C.4 AEObv:LaureateheadofZeus,r.Rev:KERAMIH / QU.Eagle,standingr.,onuncertainobject.Legendaround.Attributedto250–180BCbyHNOno.2190.*1.HNO2190.1.11mm,12h.Privatecollection.

    15 Theauthor’sreadingfromthephotographonlineisMelas.CheckingontheLGPNwebsite,itisseenthatMelaswasquiteapopularnameinKeramosandneighbouringtownsinCaria.OneMelas(IKKeramos4l.33,attributedtothe3rd–2ndcenturyBC)wasthefatherofaLeonteus.Thisisanameweknowasamagistratewhomintedasil-veremissionofC.1(attributedto167–129BCbyHNOno.1586).However,itisnotknownifthisLeonteus,sonofMelas,isthemagistrateontheC.1silvercoin.ThereisalsoacertainMelasintheAshtonCollection(unpublished)(LGPNVbno.9397attributedtothe1stcenturyBC).

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    InGroupC,fourmajorsubgroupsstepforth.Thefirstone(C.1)isofsilverhemidrachms.Diametersrangefrom12to15mmandtheweightsfrom1.01to2.5g.FivemagistratenamescomeupasPolites,Dio-,Askle-,Leonteus,Hermogen-andnamesonthreespecimensarenotknownorlegible.AlthoughtheZeustypeontheobverseisquiteuniform,theeaglefiguresonthereversesarequitevaried.ThecoinbyDio-depictsaneagleinprofile,r.andlegendaroundit,andareaccordinglyattributedto250–180BCbyHNO.AllotherspecimensofC.1depicttheeaglewithinasquareincuse,facing,advancingr.orl.,withheadturnedoppositedirection;ethnicandmagistratenameflankthiseaglefigure.

    SubgroupC.2compriselargeunitbronzeissueswiththeobverseZeustypewithinadottedborder.Onthereverse,theeagleisfacingthree-quarters,advancingl.,withheadturnedoppo-sitedirection.Thelegendrunsaroundtheeaglefigure.ThemagistratesattestedareHierogen-,LeonandHermophantos.Hermophantos’emissionshavetwotypes.OnespecimenatANS(inv.no.2007.15.19)hastheethnicontheobverseandthemagistrate’snameonthereverse.TheothertypebyHermophantoshasboththeethnicandhisnamearoundtheeaglefigureonthereversewithinacircle.Hierogen-’sissuealsofeaturesacircleonthereverse.Thesubgrouphasadiameterof18–23mm,mostlyslightvariancewitheachmagistrate.

    SubgroupC.3issmallunits.Thereversetypeiswithinasquareincuse,andthereisnodot-tedborderontheobverse,similartothesilveremissionsofC.1.Aswiththeothercoinswithsquareincuse,thelegendcomprisingtheethnicandmagistratenameflanktheeaglefigureoneitherside.MagistratenamesattestedfromthisgroupincludeDionys-,Apol-,Phanth-,Ker-,Py-andMelas(orMelant-).

    SubgroupC.4isattestedonasinglespecimeninaprivatecollection.TheZeusfigureontheobverseisaccompaniedwithaneaglestandingonanunidentifiedobjectonthereverse.ThemagistratenameisThy-.

    GROUP D (Roman Provincial Issues)Atotaloftwenty-oneserieswithimperialportraitsandfivewithoutimperialportraitshavebeenattestedfrompublications.Surprisinglynonearefromthelocalmuseums’inventorybooks.ThesestartwiththereignsofAugustusandTiberiusandcontinuewithinterruptionsuntilthereignofCaracalla.Amongthese,AntoninusPiusandCaracallastepforthwithfivedifferenttypeseach,followedbyHadrianandCommoduswiththreetypes.NeroandTrajanauthorizedtwoemissions.Ontheotherhand,Trajan,SeptimiusSeverus,JuliaDomnaandGetaeachhaveasinglecointypewhereasoneisattributedtoLiviaandtwowithoutimperialportraitslikelydatetothereignofTiberius.

    ThereversetypesofKeramoscoinswithimperialportraitsaredominatedbythearchaisingheadandvariousdepictionsofZeus.OtherreversetypesincludeNemeses(typeD.14),Athena(D.19),Dionysus(D.17),bull’shead(D.06),Artemis(D.20)andlegendwithinawreath(D.13,D.25).Thosewithoutimperialportraitsaredominatedbythearchaisingyouthfulmalehead(D.03,D.07,D.10,D.15);othertypesincludelaureateyouthfulmalehead(D.02,D.03),legendwithinwreath(D.07,D.10),eagle(D.02)andbull(D.15).

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    AUGUSTUS/TIBERIUS(27BC–37AD)LIVIAD.01

    Obv:SEBA.BustofLivia,draped,r.dottedborder.Rev:IEROGENH KERA. Archaisingyouthfulhead,r.Magistrate:Hierogene(s)*1.LanzAuc.146Lot356.6.16g,20mm.

    D.02

    Obv:KERAMIHTWN.Laureate,unbeardedhead,r.Rev:ERMOFANTOS.Eagle,wingsopen.Magistrate:Hermophantos.1.RPCIsupp.2773A.3.15g,19(12–13)mm,12h=BM1990.0717.1./ 2.MMDAuc.13Lot434.3.37g, 16mm.

    Variation:Obv:[….]Laureate,unbeardedhead,r;dottedborder.Rev:Eagle,facing,wingsopen,headr.*3.TatışColl.2171.3.60g,15.5mm,12h.

    D.03

    Obv:KERAMIHTWN.Laureate,unbeardedhead,r.Rev:ERMOFANTOC.Archaisingyouthfulhead,r.Magistrate:Hermophantos.*1.MMDAuc.13Lot433.5.58g,18mm./ 2.RPCISuppl.2773B.4.07g,16–17mm,12h=JSW

    NERO(AD54–68)D.04

    Obv:NERWN SEBASTOS.LaureateheadofNero,r.Rev:KERAMIHTWN ARXAS EUANΔROS.Archaisingyouthfulhead,r.Magistrate:Euandros(arxas)1.NaumannAuc.15Lot431.7.40g,23mm.=RPCISupp.2774A.1./ *2.NavilleAuc.22(1.5.2016)Lot251.7.36g,23mm=RPCISupp.2774A.2(CGT)

    D.05

    Obv:NERWN SEBASTOS.LaureateheadofNero,r.Rev:KERAMIHTWN ARXAS EUANΔROS.HeadofZeus,bearded,r.Magistrate:Euandros(arxas)1.RPCI2774.1.7.54g.=BerlinI-B(GRMK1)./ *2.BNFFG422.11.00g.=RPCI2774.2

    TRAJAN(98–117)D.06

    Obv:[ ]AI TRAIANO(?).Laureatehead(ofTrajan?),r.Rev:KERAMIHTWN.Headofbull,three-quartersfacing.*1.RPCIII2192[=CNGBMS54,14June2000Lot1111].1.10g,13mm.

    D.07 ca. AD 100Obv:KERAMI / NTON.Archaisingyouthfulhead,r.Rev:[ ]EBA[ ] / TO[ ]withinwreath*1.ANS2007.15.20.7.399g,23.5mm,2h=LanzAuc.131Lot209.Rev:cmk.bucraniumwithinsquareincuse.

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    HADRIAN(117–138)D.08

    Obv:AUTO KAI [ ]AΔRINOC(sic).LaureatebustofHadrian,r.Rev:KERAMIHTWN ARXAC K[ ]MOU.LaureateheadofZeus,r.;eaglebefore,r.Magistrate:K(udi)mos(arxas)*1.RPCIII2193.14.03g,27mm.1VGR36017=ex-BrüderEgger,Th.Prowecoll.,11May1914,lot1199.

    D.09

    Obv:[ ] SEBASTOS.LaureateheadofHadrian,r.Rev:[ ] KERAMIHTWN.Archaisingyouthfulhead,r.*1.GHNAuc.343(2018)2596=BPeusAuc.366Lot675=RPCIII2194.6.00g,22mm.(M.Bursteincoll., 29Oct.2000).

    D.10

    Obv:KERAMIHTWN QEOI CEBACTOI.Archaisingyouthfulhead,r.Rev:ARXAC / KUΔIMOC / IERWNU/MOUwithinlaurelwreath.Magistrate:KudimosHieronimou(arxas)*1.RPCIII2195.1.7.18g,22mm.O.Weller1970=Ashmolean./ 2.RPCIII2195.2.7.31g,23mm.=ViennaGR36449=Spanuno.39/ 3.RPCIII2195.3.8.90g,23mm.Maiuri,A.1921–2.“ViaggiodiesplorazioneinCariaII,Inscrizioni,nuoveinscrizionidellaCaria.”ASAteneIV–V:475.Spanu39.

    ANTONINUSPIUS(138–161)D.11

    Obv:AUTOK KAIC ANTWNEINON CEB EU.LaureateanddrapedbustofA.Pius,l.Rev:AILI QEMICTOKLHC PRWTOLE ARX KERAMIHTWN.ZeusChrysaoreus,standing,r.,headl.,holdingpateraandsceptre;eaglebyhisfeet.Magistrate:AiliosThemistoklesProtole(ontos)(arxas).*1.Stack’sCGApril2010Lot254.21.29g,32mm./ 2.RPCIV.2868(temp).3.21.53g,33mm,6h.=[priv.coll.H.I.]./ 3.BMC7=RPCIV.2868.1.18.85g,33mm,6h.Inv.no.1888.0403.87.Magistrate’snamereadasProton.Rev:eagleperchedonsceptre.Pl.XII.12./ 4.RPCIV.2868.2(Vienna).19.35g,33mm,6h./ 5.MionnetSupp.VIno.209.AE9Rmagendavid.

    D.12

    Obv:AVTOK KAIC ANTWNINON CEB EV(facingoutward).Laureateanddrapedbustof A.Pius,l.Rev:P AILI QEMICTOKLHC PRWTO[LEON ARX?] [KER]AMI.Archaisingdeity,standing,r.,holdinglabrysandspear,lionsittingbyhisfeet.Magistrate:P.Aili(os)ThemistoklesProtole(ontos)(arxas).*1.GHNAuc.343(2018)Lot2613.23.89g,31mm.=ExSammlungR.P.=Gorny134,2004,LosNr.1967./ 2.RPCIV.23337(temp).1(BerlinI-B).24.30g,33mm,6h./ 3.RPCIV.23337(temp).2.Triest,CivicMuseum (=Friedländer,J.1875.ZfN2:109–10(drawingofrev.).

    D.13

    Obv:AVTOK KAIC AN[TWNINON?] CEB EVCEB.LaureateanddrapedbustofA.Pius,r.Rev:AILI QEMICTOKLHC PRWTOLE ARX KERAMIwithinlaurelwreath.Magistrate:Aili(os)ThemistoklesProtole(ontos)(arxas).1.RPCIV.2869(temp).1.25mm.TradeGRMKno.2./ 2.RPCIV.2869(temp).2.25mm.GRMKno.3(ex-Weber)/ 3.RPCIV.2869(temp).3.25mm.L.Robert,MonnaiesGrecques(1967),p.41,pl.I.2(rev.)/ 4.RPCIV.2869(temp).4.8.49g,25mm,12h.=Berlin1926/692./ 5.RPCIV.2869(temp).5.8.06g,25mm,6h.=OxfordAshmolean/ *6.Winterthur3382.7.85g,25.2mm,7h./ 7.SNGTire311.9.54g,26mm,6h.Inv.no.2777.

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    D.14Obv:AV K T AILIOC ANTWNIN[O]C.LaureateanddrapedbustofA.Pius,r.Rev:KERAMHIPOLITWN(sic).TwoNemesesholdingtheirchitons;theoneontherightholdingbridle?.Magistrate:Politon.*1.BNFFG423.7.03g,25mm.Waddington2298authenticitydoubtful=RPCIV.22718(temp).

    D.15Obv:QEMISTOKLHS.Archaisingyouthfulhead,r.Rev:KERAM(?).Bull,standing,r.Magistrate:Themistokles.*1.SNGTübingen3415.2.68g,16.5–17mm,6h.

    COMMODUS(177–192)D.16Obv:[ ] AV KOMOΔOC.YouthfulbustofCommodus,shortbearded,r.Rev:EPI ΔIOΔO ARX KERA[MIH]TWN.Archaisingdeity,r.,holdinglabrysandspear;lion recliningbyhisfeet,r.Magistrate:Diodo(tos)(arxas).*1.BMC8.19.14g,36mm,6h.=BMInv.no.1865.1205.1=Spanu31=RPCIV.2870(temp).

    D.17Obv:AU KAI L AUR[H?.BustofCommodus,r.Rev:[M KL ERMOFAN]TOC ARXAC KERAMIHTWN.Dionysusstanding,l.,holdingthyrsusinl.andcantharusinr.;apantherbyhisfeet,l.Magistrate:M.Kl.Hermophantos(arxas).*1.SNGTübingen3416.10.89g,29mm,6h.=RPCIV.211530(temp)

    D.18Obv:AU KAI L AUR KOMMOΔOC AUG.Laureatebustwithcuirass,r.Rev:M KL ERMOFANTOC ARXAC KERAMIHTwN.Onleft,archaisingdeity,standing,r.,holdinglabrys;onright,ZeusChrysaoreusstanding,l.,holdingsceptre;bothholdatridentinbetween;lionandeaglebyhisfeetrespectively.Magistrate:M.Kl.Hermophantos(arxas).1.RPCIV.2871(temp).1=B28222.33.26g,38mm,6h./ 2.RPCIV.2871(temp).2=BI-B.24.48g,35mm,6h./ *3.RPCIV.2871(temp).3=ANS1971.230.43.28.23g,38mm,6h.Rev:ZeushandshakeswithEgyptiandeity.

    SEPTIMIUSSEVERUS(193–211)D.19Obv:AU[T] KAI [C]L CEP CE[UHR]OC PERT.LaureateheadofS.Severus,r.Rev:/ QЄOM[...] MЄ A P ARΧH KЄRAMI(sic).Athena,standing,facing,headtol.,holding aegisandspear;shieldbyherfeet.Magistrate:Theom[-]Me[-]A.P.(arche)*1.CNGMBS78Lot1323.14.08g,30mm,6h.

    JULIADOMNAD.20Obv:IOULIA ΔOMNA CEBAC.BustofJuliaDomna,r.Rev:]LHC APOLLONIΔOU ARX KERA...Artemisthehuntress,advancingr.Magistrate:Themistok]lesApollonidou(arxas).*1.BNFFG424.10.84g,30mm=Spanu33.

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    GETA(Augustus:209–212)D.21

    Obv:AU KAI L SEP GETAS.LaureatebustofGeta,r.Rev:QEMISTOKLHS APOLLWNIΔOU ARX KERAMIH.ZeusChrysaoreus,standing,r.,holdingsceptreandpatera,eaglebyhisfeet.Magistrate:ThemistoklesApollonidou(arxas)*1.SNGvonAulock2582.21.02g,34mm.=BM1979,0101.1871.20.96g

    CARACALLA(197–217)D.22

    Obv:[...]AUR – [...].Laureatebust,r.Rev:QEMISTOKLHS APOLLWN ARX KHRA.ZeusChrysaoreus,standing,r.,holdingsceptreandpatera,eaglebyhisfeet.Magistrate:ThemistoklesApollon(idou)(arxas)*1.MMDAuc.13Lot435.19.39g,34mm.=NACAuc.100Lot1251.ex-Righetti.

    D.23

    Obv:AU KAI M AUR ANTWNEINOS.Laureatebust,r.Rev:M AU EUANΔROS ARΧIATRO ARX A KERAMIHTWN.Archaisingdeity,standingwithintetrastyletemple,r.,flankedwithaliononeitherside.Magistrate:M.Au.EuandrosArchiatro[-](arxas)*1.SNGvonAulock2581.21.79g,31mm=BM1979.0101.1869=Spanu37.1./ 2.I-Bno.5.35mm=Spanu37.2

    D.24

    Obv:AU KAI M AUR ANTWNEINOS.Laureatebust,r.Rev:M AU EUANΔROC O ARΧIATRO ARX KERAMIHTWN.ZeusChrysaoreus,standingwithintetrastyletemple,holdingsceptreandpatera,eaglebyhisfeet.Magistrate:M.Au.EuandrosArchiatro[-](arxas)*1.ViennaKHM35.425.33.39g,35mm=Spanu38.

    D.25

    Obv:AU K M AU - ANTWNEINOC.Laureatebustwithcuirass,r.Rev:M AU / EUANΔROC B ARΧIATR ARXAC KERAMIHTwithinwreath.Magistrate:M.Au.EuandrosBArchiatr[-](arxas)*1.LanzAuc.109Lot633.12.03g.

    D.26

    Obv:AU K M AUR ANTWNEINOS SEBEU.Laureatebustwithcuirass,r.Rev:KALLISTRATOS APOLLWNIΔ ARΧ KERAMIHTWN.Onleftarchaisingdeity,standing,r.,holdinglabrys,pantherbyhisfeet;onrightZeusChrysaoreus,facing,headl.,holdingsceptre,eaglebyhisfeet;bothdeitiesholdonanothersceptreinbetween.Magistrate:KallistratosApollonid(ou),arch.1. SNGSchweiz II 959. 22.30g, 34.1mm,6h. / 2. SNGMünchen272. 20.14g, 30–31mm,4h. / 3.BM1979,0101.1870. 14.73g, 33mm.= SNGvonAulockN8104. / *4.BNFFG425. 20.62g, ex-Waddington.

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    COMMENTARY

    Metals and DenominationsThevastmajorityofthecoinsareofbronze.Theearliestissueswithabullontheobverseandadolphinonthereverseareofbronze(46ea.).DuringtheHellenisticperiod,twoseriesweremintedbothinsilver(27ea.)andbronze(68ea.).DuringtheRomanImperialperiod,allemis-sionswereofbronze(51ea.).Todate,nogoldcoinshavebeenascribedtoKeramos.

    Silveremissions:

    Extantsilvercoins(13ea.)ofthearchaisingyouthfulmalehead/boukephalion(B.1)serieshaveanaverageapproximateweightofover1.00g(varyingbetween1.24to0.83g).Theirdiameterisgivenas11mmforsevenspecimensand13mmfortwo,whiletheremainingfourarenotgiven.ConsideringthefactthatKeramoslaywithinthesphereofRhodianinfluence,itmaybepresumedthattheyusedtheRhodianplinthophoricsysteminwhichonesilverdrachmweighedca.3.0g.Normallyonewouldbeinclinedtothinkofahemidrachmabout1.5g,adi-obolca.1.0g.However,consideringthatnotonlyweightsbutalsothediametersconformandthatsilverlosesmasseasily,thenitmaybeplausibletoconsiderthemashemidrachmsjustastheeditorsofHNOdo(nos.295,2176,2294,2296,2297,2299).ThesinglespecimenofB.2alsoconformstotheselimits(fig.2).

    Extantsilvercoins(13ea.)oftheZeus/eagle(C.1)seriesfeatureawiderrangeofmasses.Nineexamplesvaryingfrom2.51to1.52gmayindicatedrachm;twospecimensof1.42and1.01gmaysuggesthemidrachm.Indeed,theGroup2hemidrachmGroupAofStratonikeiavariesbetween1.79and0.97g16andbasedonthisitmaybeproposedthatonlyfourspeci-mensover2garedrachmsandremainingsevencoinsweighingfrom1.82to1.01gmaybehemidrachms(fig.2).

    Astheextantexamplesdonotincludeanystaterortetradrachms,itmaybeproposedthatKeramosprobablyusedRhodianorStratonikeiancurrencyforbiggerexpensesbutpreferredmintingitsowncoinageforminorinteractions.Indeed,itisnecessarytohaveabiggercollec-tionforbetterandsaferconclusions;however,itseemsthatwehavetowaituntilexcavationsbringtolightmorespecimensandhopefullysomehoards.

    Bronzeemissions:

    Theearliestbull/dolphinemissionswiththeCarianlegend(A.1andA.2)havesurvivedinoneunitof9–10mm(0.66–1.18g).Thethreeexamplesofthebullprotome/dolphinseriesseemtobesomewhatsmaller:ca.7–9mm(0.84–1.35g).ThetwoserieswithGreeklegendKE(A.3andA.4)seemtohavebeenstruckinoneunitofca.10–11mmwithanaverageweightof1.03–1.50g.However,onecoinintheBNFCollection(Inv.no.AA.GR.10355)ispublishedwithaweightof2.26g–andnodiametergiven–whichisdoubletheweightofotherspeci-mens,andthusmaysuggestabiggerunit.

    Thearchaisingyouthfulhead/boukephalionseriesinbronze(B.3andB.4)canbeat-tributedtotheperiodofindependence,i.e.167–129BC,likethesilveremissionsofthesamegroup.TheB.3bronzeseriesseemstohavebeenmintedonlyinoneunitof16–20mm(4.19– 6.34g).However,B.4seemstocomprisetwounitsbythesamemagistrate,Hermophantos.

    16 Meadows2002,81–91.Indeed,veryfewexamplesareover1.5gandthelowestvaluesarenotedas“corroded”or“broken”,i.e.missingmass.

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    Thebigunit(HNO1626)hasamassof5.11–5.56gandadiametervaryingfrom16to19mm.Thesmallunit,attestedasasinglespecimeninaprivatecollectioninTurkey,weighs2.23gandis12mmindiameter.BothunitsofB.4featurethelegendaroundtheboukephalionandnosquareincuse.

    TheheadofZeus/eagleseriesinbronze(C.2andC.3)wasstruckintwounits:Thebigunit(C.2)of18–23mm(5.77–8.79g)andthesmallunit(C.3)of10–15mm(1.39–2.10g).Inbothunits,BMC3(1.95g,23mm)andBMC2(6.58g,13mm)seemtobeoutofcontext,sug-gestingapossiblemistakeeitherinearlierBMCpublicationoronlinevalues.17ThreeexamplesattheBNFwithmagistratesHierogenes(18mm)andLeon(21–22mm)areattributedto129–31BCand250–180BCrespectivelybytheeditorsofHNO.Theexamplesofthesmallunitstepforthwiththeirreverse-typeeaglesandlegendplacedwithinasquareincuse.ThenewtypeofC.4isasmallunit(11mm).

    RomanprovincialcoinsofKeramos(GroupD)canbecategorisedassmall,mediumandlargeunits(fig.1).ThesmallestissueisD.06(Trajan)with13mm.ItisfollowedbyD.02andD.03with16–19mmrangeandD.01with20mm;D.15(AntoninusPius)hasadiameterof17mm.ThemediumgroupwouldincludeD.04,D.07,D.09,D.10witharangeof22–23mm;D.13andD.14with25mmandD.08with27mmandD.17with29mm.Alltheresthaveadi-ameterof30mmandoverwithD.18reachingupto38mm.Basically,bigunitswith30+mmstartwithAntoninusPius.DiametersforD.05andD.25arenotknown.

    Bull Figures

    TheearliestcoinsofKeramosarethosewithabullontheobverseandadolphinonthereverse(GroupA).Thesesymbolsshouldberelatedwiththemainareasofincome/liveli-hoodofthecityasagricultureandsea.Inthe2ndcenturyBC,thearchaisingyouthfulhead/bullhead(boukephalion)seriesinsilverandbronze(GroupB)alsocontinuethesamebull

    17 Cf. http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=1258773&partId=1&searchText=1885,0606.214&page=1and

    http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=1258686&partId=1&searchText=1872,0709.188&page=1

    Fig. 2 Weight Distribution of Silver Emissions

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    symbol.ButwiththeRomanruleoverthecity,thebulldisappearsfromthecoinsandisattest-edonlyonsingleextantspecimensfromthereignofTrajan(D.06)andAntoninusPius(D.15).

    ThebullsonthecoinsofGroupAarefullfiguresstanding,r.(A.1,A.3,A.4)andbullprotomer.orl.(A.2);alsoonD.15.Thebullheads,i.e.boukephalion–notthebullskulls(bucranium)seenonGroupAandB–arefacingimages.OnlythespecimensA.2andB.2areabullhead,r.,orl.,withthefaceturnedtotheviewer;asimilarversionisalsoseenonthesinglespecimenD.06.

    IntheinscriptionspublishedbyVarinlioğlu,nos.7and9mentionthe“bullsacrificefes-tival”(taurothusia),whichoriginatedbeforetheGreekperiodandwasthegreatestfestivalinthecity.18However,nodetailsareknownregardingthisfestival,whichisalsoattestedatMagnesiaontheMaeander.19ŞahincitesataurophoniafestivalcelebratedforZeusOsogollis.20 SimilarbullsacrificeisalsonotedinMylasa.21

    Dolphin Figures

    Theearliestcoinsdepictthedolphinonthereverse;yetsurprisinglyitisnotseenagain.CoinsofneighbouringHalikarnassosfeaturethedolphinonlybetweentheprongsofatridentonthereverses.Furtherwest,Iasosmintedcoinswithayouthswimmingtogetherwithadolphinaris-ingfromalocalstory.IntheabsenceofstoriesfromKeramos,itisdifficulttolinkthedolphinfiguretoanythingbutthemarinewayoflifeatKeramos.

    Archaising Figures and Zeus

    ThearchaisingyouthfulmaleheadwithlonghairfallingontheshouldersontheRoman-periodcoinsofGroupDissimilartothatseenontheautonomouscoinsoftheperiodofinde-pendenceinthe2ndcenturyBC(GroupB).Heisnotaccompaniedbyanyattributes,andtheabsenceofabeardleadstohisidentificationasApolloinmanypublications.ThisheadisalsoattestedonthereversesofD.01andD.03(LiviaandTiberius),D.04(Nero),D.07(Trajan),D.09(Hadrian),andontheobversesofD.10(Hadrian)andD.15(AntoninusPius).

    Thefullfigureofanarchaisingdeitywithlonghair,short-skirtedtightdressholdsaspearanddouble-axeandisaccompaniedbyalion/panther.Heseemstobeunbearded.Thisfig-ureisgenerallyidentifiedinpublicationsasZeusLabraundos(D.12AntoninusPius,D.16Commodus).Thesame,fullfigureofthearchaisingdeity,flankedwithaliononeithersideandholdingasceptreanddouble-axe,isalsoattestedwithinatetrastyletemple(D.23)fromthereignofCaracalla.

    ThetypicalbeardedheadofZeus,accompaniedeitherwithaneagleornot,isseenonthereversesoftypesD.05(Nero)andD.08(Hadrian).ItissimilartothatseenontheobversesoftheZeus/eagleseriesfromtheHellenisticperiod(GroupC).

    ThefullfigureofatypicalZeusiscladinalonghimation,holdingasceptreandapatera,andaccompaniedbyaneagleathisfeet(D.11AntoninusPius,D.21GetaandD.22Caracalla).HeisidentifiedinpublicationsasZeusChrysaoreus.ThesamefullfigureofatypicalZeusisalsoattestedwithinatetrastyletemple(D.24)fromthereignofCaracalla.

    18 CGRN168(http://cgrn.philo.ulg.ac.be/file/168/),datedtoca.200–100BC.19 Varinlioğlu1986,6;CGRN194(http://cgrn.ulg.ac.be/file/194/).20 Şahin2001,138.21 CGRN150(http://cgrn.ulg.ac.be/file/150/).

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    ThefullfiguresofarchaisingdeityandZeusarealsoseentogether:ontheleft,archaisingdeity,three-quartersfacingwithhisheadinprofile,advancingright,holdingasceptreandadouble-axe,accompaniedwithapanther;ontheright,ZeusChrysaoreus,orOsogollis,cladinlonghimation,depictedfacingwithhisheadturnedleft,holdinghisownsceptreinhislefthandandarchaisingdeity’ssceptrewithhisrighthand.ThistypewasmintedbyCommodus(D.18)andCaracalla(D.26).

    CallingforattentionistheidentificationofthearchaisingfigureasApollowhendepictedasaheadinprofilewithoutanyattributes,andas“ZeusLabraundos”whendepictedasafullfigureholdingadouble-axeandasceptre/spearandaccompaniedbyapanther.Thefullfigureof“ZeusLabraundos”seemstobeunbeardedaswell.Therearetwoserieswithatem-pletype(D.23andD.24Caracalla).Thesamearchaising“Zeus”figureisdepictedstandinginatetrastyletemplewithatriangularpediment(D.23).Heisflankedwithapanther,orlion,oneithersideandholdsadouble-axeandaspearinhishands.Theotherserieswithatem-pletype(D.24)depictsthetypicalbeardedanddrapedZeus(Chrysaoreus)accompaniedby aneagle.

    OnthecoinsofneighbouringMylasa,theimageofZeusLabraundosfeaturesabeardedfigure,draped,holdingadouble-axeandaspear22(fig.4a).ZeusOsogollisisdepicteddraped,holdinganeagleandatrident23(fig.4a).ZeusKariosisdepictedstandingfacing,draped,holdingaspearandashieldinprofileonthegroundbetweenhisleg,andtheshieldisaneagleperchedonacurvingrock24(fig.4b).ZeusStratiosisdepictedalsoholdingadouble-axeandaspear25(fig.4c).Indeed,itisknownthatthecultimageofZeusLabraundos(xoanon)hadabeardedhead,multiplebreasts,wearingtightlongskirt,andsticksstretchingtothegroundfromhisoutstretchedwrists26(fig.4d),almostreminiscentofArtemisEphesia.ZeusLabraundoswassometimesaccompaniedbyapanther/lion.27However,noneoftheseZeusfigureshaveasimilariconographyasthearchaising“Zeus”figureofKeramos.

    ThecommonCarianimageofalaureateheadwithlongwavyhair,butnobeard,ontheobversesofnumerouscoinsfromtheregionisidentifiedasApolloorHelios(fig.4c).Anar-chaickourosheadfoundatKeramosinthefirsthalfofthe20thcenturyrecallsthearchaisingheadseenonthecoins28(fig.5).Furthermore,therockreliefatGünnecikPassnearGökbelvillage,holdingadouble-axe,alsorecallstheKeramian“ZeusLabraundos”oncoins29(fig.6).ItispossiblethatthearchaisingheadofearlierandRomantimesandthearchaisingfullfig-ureholdingadouble-axeandspearfromtheRomantimesonthecoinsofKeramoswerethesamelocaldeity,whoseidentityisshroudedinmistduetoascarcityofevidencearisingfromabsenceofsystematicexcavationsandsurveys.Thelabrysseenonthebronzebull/dolphinseriesshouldalsoberelatedtothislocaldeityofKeramos.ItisclearthatthearchaisingdeitywasalocaloneofCarianKeramosbecausetheimageofthisdeity/thesedeitiespersistsuntiltheveryend.Mostlikelyhewas/theywereassimilatedtoApolloand/orZeus[Labraundos]

    22 Seee.g.SNGKayhanII1663AR26mm,12.77g,12h(3rdcenturyBC).23 Ibid.24 See,e.g.Mylasa,GeminiAuc.III(2007)Lot373,AR10.50g(reignofHadrian).25 See,e.g.Mylasa,OGNPC(Oct.2007)Lot226,AR14.93g(reignofHidrieus).NotetheheadofApolloonthe

    obverseofthiscoin.26 See,e.g.Mylasa,CNGEA212(2009)Lot192,AE41mm,26.22g,7h(CaracallaandGeta).27 Şahin2001,89.28 RobertandDevambez1935.29 Varinlioğlu1986,6,pl.IV,fig.2.

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    overtime.However,intheabsenceofsystematicexcavationsandascarcityofmaterials,allofthesesuggestthatfurthercomprehensivestudynecessaryforthefinalidentificationofthearchaisingfiguresattestedonthecoinsofKeramosawaitsnewfinds.

    Laureate Youthful Male Head

    Thereisonemorefigureshroudedinmystery.ThislaureateheadbelongstoayoungmaleandisattestedintheRomanImperialperiodonly:D.02andD.03.ThespecimensgivenintheRPCSupplementvolumearecomplementedbyanotherexamplefromaprivateauctioncom-pany,andthelaureateheadonthemisquitesimilar:unbeardedandshorthair.However,oneexampleattestedintheTatışCollectionhasatypologysimilartothatofD.02.However,thelaureateheadhasanosemorelikeaneagle’sbeakandathickerneck,recallingsimilarDemosfiguresseenonthecoinsofmanycities.

    Magistrates

    Amongthecoinsofthebull/dolphinseries(GroupA)attributedtotheClassicalperiod,onlyonespecimenhasXEontheobverse,30whichmaybeconsideredtheinitialsofamagistrate.Butthisisfarfromcertain.ItisnotevenclearwhetherthesetwolettersareinGreek(ksi-epsi-lon)orinancientCarianlanguagetransliteratedasí-ù.31

    Forthearchaisingyouthfulmalehead/boukephalionseries(GroupB):ThenamesattestedonthesilverspecimensareXeno-,Poli-,Leont-,Iason,Phass-(or[]argi-)(?)andHermeas.Onthebronzecoins,LeonandHermophantosarefound.

    FortheheadofZeus/eagleseries(GroupC):OnitssilvercoinsarethenamesDio-,Askle-,Leonteus,Hermogen-,PolitesandPoliton.Morenamesareknownfromthebronzecoins.Onthebigunit(18–23mm)areHermophantos,HierogenesandLeonseen.Onthesmallunit(10–14mm)areDionys-,Apol-,Phanth-,Ker-,Py-andMelant-(orMelas).ThesizeofthecoinsbyHierogenesisnotknown.ThesevencoinsfromthecollectionofAydınMuseumseemtohavenewmagistratenamesbuttheyarenotfullylegible.ThesmallunitcoinofC.4givesanewmagistratenameasThy-.

    ForGroupDemissions,Hierogene-mintedD.01(Livia),HermophantosmintedtwoseriesD.02andD.03(attributedtothereignofTiberius).InthereignofNero,Euandros(arxas)mintedtwoseries,whichhavethearchaisingyouthfulmalehead(D.04)andheadofZeus(D.05)ontheirreverses.InthereignofHadrian,Kudimos(arxas)wasresponsibleforonese-ries(D.08)andKudimosHierônymou(arxas)oneseries(D.10).However,consideringthetwoseriesbyEuandrosinthereignofNeroreproducingthesametwodeities,D.09mayhavebeenmintedbyKudimosaswell.

    P.Aili.ThemistoklesProtole-(arxas)wasresponsibleforfourseries(D.11,D.12,D.13andD.15)inthereignofAntoninusPius.ThecoinwiththenamePolitonandtwoNemesesonthereverse(D.14)isrecordedas“authenticitydoubtful”bytheeditorsofRPCIV.InthereignofCommodus,Diodotos(arxas)struckoneseries:D.16witharchaisingdeity.However,M.Kl.Hermophantos(arxas)strucktwoseries,D.17withDionysusandD.18depictingthetwoimportantdeitiesofKeramostogether.

    30 SNGKayhanno.804.31 Konuk2000,163.

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    Justlikeintherestoftheempire,theSeveranperiodwasquiteactiveforminting.Amagis-tratewiththenameTheom-Me-A.P.(archê)mintedoneseriesforSeptimiusSeverus(D.19).AmagistratewiththenameofThemistoklesApollonidou(arx.)mintedoneserieseachforJuliaDomna(D.20),Geta(D.21)andforCaracalla(D.22).ButthereweretwoothermagistratesduringthereignofCaracalla,onewasKallistratosApollonid(ou)(arch)(D.26)andtheotherwasM.Au.EuandrosArchiatro(s)(B)(arxas)(D.23,24,25).Basedoninscriptionsnos.26and29,VarinlioğlugivesthestemmaforEuandrosandKallistratosasfollows:32

    HieronHermodoros unnameddaughter∞Apollonides sonsKallistratosandThemistokles1(Severanperiod)

    Themistokles1sonsThemistokles2(∞Aur.Elpis)andEuandros(r.ofCaracalla,beforeandafter212)

    EuandrossonM.Aur.EuandrosArchiatros(r.ofCaracalla,after212)

    Themostcommon“term”attestedisarxas,whichistheparticipleoftheverbarchôandthusreferstothemagistracyinchargeofminting.AccordingtotheeditorsofRPCIII,thisverbandparticipleareveryrarelyattestedoncoinage,indeedonlyatKeramosandHydisos.33The“title”archiatrosshouldbereferringtothechiefphysician.

    AnothernameisProtole-,completedasProtoleontos.ItwasusedwiththenameofAiliosThemistokles(D.11,D.12andD.13).Literallymeaning“firstlion”,figuratively“themostcou-rageous”,thisnameisalsoattestedwithPo.AiliosProtoleontos,thesonofAil.ThemistoklesAsiarchou kai Chiliarchou(IKKeramos31,ll.13–15).VarinlioğlugivesthestemmaforthefamilyofProtoleontosandThemistoklesasfollows:34

    Protoleontos(r.ofAntoninusPius)P.AiliosThemistokles(Asiarch)(r.ofAntoninusPiusandMarcusAurelius)(P.)AiliosProtoleontos(r.ofMarcusAureliusandCommodus).

    Thus,themagistratelistofMünsterbergforKeramos35canbeextendedwithLeont-,Iason,Xeno-,Phass-(or[]argi-),Hermeas,Ker-,Dio-,Phanth-,Py-,Melant-(orMelas),andThy-forthepre-Romanperiod;Hierogene-andHermophantosforthereignofTiberius;KudimosinthereignofHadrian;Themistokles,P.Aili.ThemistoklesProto-inthereignofAntoninusPius;Diodotos(arxas)inthereignofCommodus;andTheom-Me-A.P.(archê)inthereignofSeptimiusSeverus.PerhapsthethirdnamePolitonshouldbecautiouslyaddedforthereignofAntoninusPius.Andthenamegivenas-desApollonidouarch-forJuliaDomnabyMünsterbergneedstobecorrectedto(Themistok)lesApollonidouarch-.

    MagistrateHermophantos:

    ThenameHermophantoscomesupseveraltimes,yetischronologicallydisparate.Thefirstattestationisonthebronzeseriesofayouthfulmalehead/boukephalion(B.4bigandsmallunits)andthebigunitB.4Aisattributedto167–129BCbyHNOno.1626.

    32 Varinlioğlu1986,40–1.33 RPCIIIPartI,271.34 Varinlioğlu1986,43.35 Münsterberg1973,115.

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    HermophantosalsostruckbronzeseriesoftheheadofZeus/eagle(GroupC.2)attributedto167–129BCbyHNOnos.592and2175.

    Twoserieswithoutimperialportraits,namelyD.02(RPCSupp.I2773A)andD.03(RPCSupp.I2773B)bearingthenameHermophantos,areattributedtothereignofTiberius(AD14–37)bytheeditorsofRPC.

    M.Kl.Hermophantos(arxas)struckoneseriesforAntoninusPius(138–161)(RPC IV.2869temp.)andtwoseriesforCommodus(177–192)(RPCIV.2871and11530temp.).

    VarinlioğlugivesthestemmaforaHermophantosbasedoninscriptionsnos.17,18,19and20asfollows:36

    ApolloklesLykiskos(r.ofTrajan)Hermophantos(r.ofTrajan)Hierokles(r.ofTrajan)

    Aristokrates(r.Trajan)Aristoneike(r.ofTrajan)

    Hierokles∞AristoneikeAristokrates(r.ofHadrian)

    HieroklesandAristoneikecommissionedanddedicatedmanystructuresatKeramos.However,itseemsthatthisHermophantoswasactiveinthereignofTrajanandcouldnotbeanyofourcoin-mintingmagistrates.M.Kl.Hermophantos(arxas),whomint-edcoinsduringthereignofCommodus,couldbeasonorgrandsonofHieroklesand Aristoneike.

    Thereisalsoa[Herm]ophantosforwhomanhonouringdecreewasissued:IKKeramosno.14l.3.Hermophantos,sonofDio-,ismentionedinanamelist(IKKeramosno.12l.2–2nd–1st centuryBC).AninscriptionpublishedonSEG(LIII1205)37namesaHermophantos,fatherofHermias,and?sonofHermias,Pythias(2nd–1stcenturyBC).InthenamelistforcontributorstotheSarapisTemple(IKKeramos4–3rd–2ndcenturyBC)are:l.10fatherofApollodoros,l.19:sonofEuphanes,l.27:sonofHermon,l.35:fatherofApollonios,l.37:fatherofPolygnotos.IKKeramos32l.8mentionsHermophantou(3rdcenturyAD).IKKeramosno.53(b)mentionsaHermophantos,fatherofAbroneike(RomanImperialperiod).38

    Furthermore,thetwoseriesattributedtothereignofTiberiusfeaturethefullethnicontheobverseandthemagistrate’snameonthereverse.ThesameistrueforthesmallunitbronzeB.4Bfrom167–129BC.Incasetheauthor’sstylisticattributionofthissinglecoinB.4Btothe2ndcenturyBCismistaken,thenitcouldbeattributedtothereignofTiberiusbasedontheorganisationofthelegends.

    Consequently,KeramianpeoplehadmanycitizenswiththenameofHermophantosthroughtheirhistory.Asnewinscriptionsandcoinsappear,wewillbeabletoidentifythemsafer.

    36 Varinlioğlu1986=IKKeramos,32.37 SEGLIII1205:A.Chaniotis,T.Corsten,R.S.Stroud,R.A.Tybout,“SEG53–1205.Keramos.Listofnames(?),

    Hellenisticperiod.”in:SEG,eds.A.Chaniotis,T.Corsten,N.Papazarkadas,R.A.Tybout.Consultedonline14March2019http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1874-6772_seg_a53_1205Firstpublishedonline:2003

    38 LexiconofGreekPersonalNames(LGPN)onlineprovidesanup-to-dateindexofnames.ForHermophantossee,http://clas-lgpn2.classics.ox.ac.uk/cgi- bin/lgpn_search.cgi?namenoaccents=%CE%95%CE%A1%CE%9C%CE%9F%CE%A6%CE%91%CE%9D%CE%A4%CE%9F%CE%A3#lgpn_tabs_content_table(thesecorrespondtohardcopyLGPNvol.Vbnos.6209–6224).

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    Cults of Ancient Keramos

    Inadditiontothearchaisingdeitiesdiscussedabove,Zeus(D.05,08,11,21,22,24),Athena(D.19),Dionysus(D.17),Nemeses(D.14),andArtemis(D.20)areattestedonthecoinageofKeramos.Sarapisisattestedinaninscription39butnotoncoins.Thetermstheoi sebastoi 40 (“divineemperors”)andtheoi megaloi 41(“greatgods”)callforfurtherinvestigation.VarinlioğlustatesthatintheRomanperiodbuildingswerededicatedtotheemperorsandthe“greatgodsofKeramos”.Werethese“greatgods”thearchaisingdeities(oneormore?)attestedonthecoins?Asthepublishedinscriptionsdonotrevealanyotherinformationonothercultsandtheidentityofthearchaisingdeities,itisnoteasytoattainfurtherconclusionsunderthecurrentcircumstances.

    Incertii

    TwocoinsintheBNFcollectionareattributedtoKeramosinCariaontheonlinedatabase:inv.nrs.425.1and425.2.However,noparallelexampleshavebeennotedinKeramosorenvirons.Theseshouldbelongelsewhere,possiblyinnorthwestAnatolia.42

    TwocoinslistedbyMionnetintheSupplementvolumeVI,nos.205and208,needalsobecitedasincertii,fortheyarenotillustratedandnoparallelshavebeennoted.

    Countermarks

    InClassical-periodcoins(GroupA.3),acountermarkoflabrysisattestedbelowthebullfigureontheobverseoftwospecimens(Ashtonetal.1998nos.3and6).Oneiswitharectangularframeandtheotherinacartouche.ThesewereinterpretedasvalidatingmarksforA.3coinswhenA.4coinscameintothecirculation.

    Oneothercountermarkisthebucraniumwithinasquareincuse(Howgego294)fromthereignofTrajanattestedonthesinglespecimenD.07withthearchaisingyouthfulmaleheadontheobverse,andinscriptionwithinwreathonthereverse.TheotheroneisnotedforMionnetSuppVI208,listedasincertiabove,asapairofbranchescrossedwithinaroundincuse.However,aswithothercoinscitedbyMionnet,theabsenceofanimagemakesitdifficulttocommentonit.

    TheuseoflabrysandbucraniumforcountermarksatKeramosisentirelyplausiblebecausetheimportanceofthesefiguresiswellattestedinthecoinexamplesknownfromthecity.

    39 Varinlioğlu1986,no.4.40 ThesearefoundontheD.10coinsmintedbyKudimosinthereignofHadrian.41 Varinlioğlu1986,nos.17ll.4–5,18l.1,22,23,28.42 IwouldliketothankProf.Tekinforhiscommentsonthesecoins.

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    Chronology

    Time slice Group / Series (Magistrate) (AEunlessotherwisestated)

    410–390BC A.1(Xe-?);A.2

    380–350BC A.3;A.4

    250–180BC C.1(Dio-)(AR);C.2(Leon);C.3(Melant-/Melas);C.4(Thy-)

    188–160BC B.1(Xeno-andHermeas)(AR)

    167–129BC B.1(Poli-,Leont-,Iason,Phass-/-argi-)(AR);B.2(AR);B.3(Leon);B.4(Hermophantos);C.1(Askle-,Leonteus,Hermogen-,Polites)(AR);C.2(Hermophantos);C.3(Dionys-,Apol-,Phanth-,Ker-,Py-)

    129–31BC C.2(Hierogenes)

    Livia(Augustus/Tiberius) (27BC–AD37)

    D.01

    Tiberius(AD14–37) D.02,D.03

    Nero(54–68) D.04,D.05

    Trajan(98–117) D.06,D.07

    Hadrian(117–138) D.08,D.09,D.10

    AntoninusPius(138–161) D.11,D.12,D.13,D.14,D.15

    Commodus(177–192) D.16,D.17,D.18

    SeptimiusSeverus(193–211) D.19

    JuliaDomna(193–217) D.20

    Geta(209–212) D.21

    Caracalla(197–217) D.22,D.23,D.24,D.25,D.26

    Fig. 3 Overview of groups and issues over time

    Figure3abovegivesanoverview.Thus:

    GroupA(AE)withfoursubgroupswasmintedfromca.410–350BCandconstitutestheearli-estemissionsofKeramos.Thenthereisagapuntilca.250BC.Intheperiodof250–180BC,proposedbytheeditorsofHNO,thefoursubgroupsofGroupC(ARandAE)startedtobeminted.Towardstheendofthisperiod,B.1(AR)cameintothemarketwithtwomagistratenames.Theperiodofindependence(167–129BC)witnessedarichvarietyofmagistratenamesandtwogroups(BandC).UntiltheendoftheHellenisticperiod,onlyC.2wasminted.ThenKeramosmintedcoinswithandwithoutimperialportraitsuntilintothereignofCaracalla.Thisistheoverallpictureforthepresenttime.

    ConclusionKeramos,originallyaCarianfoundation,wasasmallcityinthe5thcenturyBCasattestedfromitsrelativelysmalltributetoAthens–aboutoneandahalftalents–placingittothesamecapacityas,forinstance,Klazomenai,Erythrai,Astakos,PolyochniandKolophon.43ThefirstcoinsofKeramoswerebronzewithsmalldenominationsmintedabout400BCandthehalfcenturyfollowing.RecentresearchbytheeditorsofHNOindeedplacesomeofthebronze

    43 ATL1:passim;2:123.

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    emissionsofGroupsBandCto250–180BCandsomeothersto188–160BC.Intheperiod167–129BCKeramosmintedtwoseriesbothinsilverandbronze:anarchaisingyouthfulmalehead/boukephalion(GroupB)andaheadofZeus/eagle(GroupC).Inaddition,somebronzeemissionsofaheadofZeus/eagleseriesareattributedtothelateHellenisticperiod,i.e.thefirstcenturyofRomanruleinwesternAsiaMinor.Keramosmintedbronzecoinsdur-ingthereignsoftenmembersoftheimperialfamily,namelyLivia,Nero,Trajan,Hadrian,AntoninusPius,Commodus,SeptimiusSeverus,JuliaDomna,Geta,andCaracalla.Reversetypesaredominatedbyarchaisingdeity/deitiesandZeus.

    Shiftsiniconographyandtheircorrespondingdatesstillremaintobescrutinised.WhenwasthebeardedZeusheadintroducedexactly?Whydoesitseemtopredatethearchaisinghead/boukephalionseries?Whoisthearchaisingdeity?WhendidHellenisationactuallystartinCaria?IsitsimpactPtolemaicorSeleucid,PergameneorRhodian?HowdidtherelationsamongRhodes,KeramosandStratonikeiadevelopthroughhistory?Andsoon.

    Intheabsenceofsystematicexcavationsandhoards,ourstudyislimitedtoexamples(intotalabout190ea.)publishedinprintandonline,aswellasthoseacquiredbymuseumsintheregionandvariousprivatecollectors.Morequestionsseemtohavearisen.Itisnecessarytoex-plorethecoinageofRhodesandStratonikeiaaswelltocastmorelightontoKeramos.Asmorecollectionsgoonlineorarepublished,weareoftheopinionthatnotonlyvarietyoftypeswillincreasebutalsothemonetaryhistoryofKeramoswillbecomeclearer.

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    SNGCopSylloge Nummorum Graecorum The Royal Collection of Coins and Medals at the Danish National Museum, Caria, Part 1 Alabanda – Orthosia,1947.Copenhagen:E.Munksgaard.

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    GHN GerhardHirschNachfolger,Munich,Germany.

    Gorny Gorny&MoschGiessenerMünzhandlungGmbH,Munich,Germany.

    Hauck Hauck&AufhäuserNumismatics,Munich,Germany;takenoverbyKünker,Osnabrück.

    HDRauch AuktionshausH.D.RauchGmbH,Vienna,Austria.

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    MarmarisMuseum MarmarisArchaeologicalMuseumCollection.

    MilasMuseum MilasArchaeologicalMuseumCollection.

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    Naville NavilleNumismaticsLtd.–NumismaticaArsClassicaLtd.,London,UK.

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    Savoca SavocaNumismatikGmbH&Co.AuctionHouse,Munich,Germany.OA:onlineauction;BA:blueauction;SA:silverauction.

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    MakaleKabul/Accepted : 27.03.2019

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    A.1AFethiye M.

    16086

    A.1BKayhan 804

    A.2A Savoca 211

    A.2B Konuk 2000.1

    A.3 Marmaris M.

    1351

    A.4 Kayhan 806

    GROUP A (AE)

    GROUP B

    B.1 AR / Poli- Tatış 471

    B.2 AR Kayhan 808

    B.3 AE / Leon BNF FG 418

    B.4B AE /Hermophantos

    Tatış 2741

    GROUP C

    B.4A AE / Hermophantos CNG 778

    B.1 AR / Phass- ANS 2007.15.17

    B.1 AR / Xeno- CNG 115

    B.1 AR / Leont- Naumann 286

    B.1 AR / unknown Tatış 2609

    C.1 AR / Unknown BNF E429

    C.2 AE / Leon BNF 1966.453.6164

    C.2 AE / Hermophantos Tatış 2167

    C.1 AR / Leonteus BNF FG 415

    C.1 AR / Dio- Kayhan 807

    C.1 AR / Hermogenes BNF FG 416

    C.1 AR / Askle-Naumann 227

    C.2 AE / HermophantosAydın M. 36576

    C.2 AE / Hierogenes BNF FG 419

    C.3 AE / Melas Naumann 147

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    C.3 AE / Apol-Tatış 2169

    C.3 AE / Dionys- Kayhan II 1643

    C.3 AE / Apol- BNF FG 421

    C.3 AE / Phanth-Greece 5 1466

    C.3 AE / unknown Milas M. 1125

    C.3 AE / unknown Milas M. 2059

    C.3 AE / unknown Aydın M. 40651

    C.3 AE / unknownAydın M. 40652

    C.3 AE / unknown Aydın M. 40653

    C.3 AE / unknownAydın M. 40657

    C.3 AE / unknownAydın M. 40654

    C.3 AE / unknownAydın M. 40655

    C.3 AE / unknownAydın M. 40656

    C.4 AE / Thy- HNO 2190.1

    D.07 / ANS 2007.15.20 D.08 / RPC III 2193

    GROUP D (AE)

    D.06 / RPC III 2192D.05 / BNF FG 422D.04 / Naville 251

    D.02 / Tatış 2171D.01 / Lanz 356 D.03 / MMD 433

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    D.11 / Stack’s 254 D.12 / GHN 2613

    D.09 / GHN 2596 D.10 / RPC III 2195.1

    D.17 / Tübingen 3416D.16 / RPC IV.2 870 = BMC 8

    D.14 / BNF FG 423D.13 / Winterthur 3382 D.15 / Tübingen 3415

    D.19 / CNG MBS 78 1323D.18 / RPC IV.2 871.3

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    D.21 / von Aulock 2582D.20 / BNF FG 424

    D.23 / von Aulock 2581D.22 / MMD 435

    D.24 / Spanu 38 D.25 / Lanz 633

    D.26 / BNF FG 425

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    Fig. 4 ZEUS FIGURES

    d / CNG EA 212 (2009) Lot 192, AE 41mm, 26.22g, 7h. Zeus Osogollis (left) and Zeus Labraundos (right)

    (Caracalla and Geta).

    c / SNG Kayhan II 1689 AR 3.61g, 15mm, 12h,

    Zeus Labraundos (Idrieus)

    a / SNG Kayhan II 1663 AR 12.77g, 26mm, 12h; Zeus Osogollis and Zeus

    Labraundos (Mylasa)

    b / Gemini Auc. III (2007) Lot 373, AR 10.50g (reign of Hadrian).

    Fig. 5 Archaic head found at Keramos (from Robert and Devambez 1935,

    Pl. 41, fig. A)

    Fig. 6 Rock relief of a youth at Günnecik Pass of Karabel village (from Varinlioğlu 1986, Pl. IV, no. 2)