Caria, Kasolaba
AR Obol 7mm .41g
400-350 BCE
Obv: Young male head right; Carian letters below chin and behind.
Rev: Head of ram right.
Konuk, Kasolaba, 5; Klein 496-8 (uncertain); cf. SNG Keckman 866-902
Today, we’re not quite sure where Kasolaba was located. Other than its coins, the city was attested as a member of the Delian league. Other sources mention it as being between Mylasa and Kindya. Its coinage has also been debated, with this type often assigned to Kebren. However, Konuk points out that the text is unmistakably Carian, and make sense as an indication of Kasolaba. What I’m surprised of, though, is that anyone would have been able to actually read the inscription.