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CARIA - Carian Satraps, Maussollos, c. 377 - 353 B.C.
 Silver drachm (16mm, 3.57gm.),  Halikarnassos c.377 - 353 B.C.
Reference: SGCV II 4957, SNG Kayhan 874 ff.
 Laureate head of Apollo, facing slightly right.
 [MAUSSWLLO], Zeus Labraundos standing right, holding labrys and spear.

  Mausolus (Maussollos) is best known because his elaborate tomb, the Mausoleum, was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.