Caria, Kamiros
circa 400-300 BCE
Æ 9 mm, 1,10 g
Fig Leaf /
Wheel, K A in opposite spokes
HNO 780 (temporary); SNG Ashmolean 511; SNG Keckman 351; HGC 6, 1395
Kamiros was an ancient city on the island of Rhodes that was for a time independent from the rest of the island. In 400 BCE, the island was joined into one political entity, but bronze coins were likely still minted locally for some time.
The ruins of the city are still visitable and in fair shape and are on three levels. In 226 BCE and again in 142 CE it was destroyed by an earthquake.
411 BCE
407 BCE
New city of Rhodes created from the main cities of the island, including Kamiros, Ialysos, and Lindos.
226 BCE
An earthquake destroys Kamiros.
142 CE
Kamiros destroyed for the second time by an earthquake.