Hecatomnus of Caria (satrap of Caria, c. 395-c. 377 BC)

Mints

Hecatomnus of Mylasa or Hekatomnos (Greek: Ἑκατόμνος) was an early 4th-century BC ruler of Caria. He was the satrap (governor) of Caria for the Persian Achaemenid king Artaxerxes II (404–358 BC). However, the basis for Hecatomnus' political power was twofold: he was both a high appointed Persian official and a powerful local dynast, who founded the hereditary dynasty of the Hecatomnids.

Die Studies

Item	Metal	Weight
Mylasa (Hecatomnus), silver, tetradrachms (Zeus Labraundos/lion) (392-377 BCE)	Silver	2,349 kg
Mylasa (Hecatomnus), silver, diobols (bearded head/forepart of bull) (395-377 BCE)	Silver	197 kg
Mylasa (Hecatomnus), silver, staters (head of lion/stellate pattern) (395-377 BCE)	Silver	2,335 kg
Mylasa (Hecatomnus), silver, tetrobols (head of lion/floral pattern) (392-377 BCE)	Silver	5,830 kg
Mylasa (Hecatomnus), silver, obols (head of lion/stellate pattern) (395-377 BCE)	Silver	242 kg