★ Spectacular obverse ★

CARIA, Maussolos (Satrap), 377-352 BCE, AR drachm. 3.50g, 14mm.
Obv: Laureate head of Apollo facing slightly r.
Rev: Zeus Labraundos standing r., holding double-axe (labrys) and lotus-tipped sceptre.
SNG Keckman 276; SNG Copenhagen 591
From the Justin Lee collection.
The word “mausoleum” comes from the tomb of this satrap in Halicarnassus, a 150-foot-tall structure which was one of the “seven wonders” of the ancient world.