TYPE Ancient Greece, Satraps of Caria, Maussollos (377-353 BC), silver hemiobol, Miletos? mint, 0.37g DESCRIPTION . Obv: Head of roaring lion to left, foreleg facing right below Rev: Lion's head facing, as viwed from above, with forelegs to the side, letter 'E' (upward) below REFERENCE: Gr 297.27, Kay 833-6 GRADING: VF+, toned, scarce ORDER INFO: G3060, $135 A scarce issue of the famed king whose majestic tomb - the original Mausoleum - was to become one of the seven World Wonders. An interesting design in its own right, with a double lion representation - the familiar for this area roaring head accompanied here by the unusual frontal view of the beast, as if stalking prey, here in a very nice rendition. These issues revive archaic Milesian types, and some claim this to be really an archaic AR obol. There is also an opinion (argued by K. Konuk) that these types belong to Mylasa (Caria) and the period of 420-390 BC. The present specimen characteristically also displays (apprarently) the unusual letter E before the facing lion.