Orontobates of Caria
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Orontobates (in Greek Ὀρoντoβάτης. Old Persian Aurandabad, lived 4th century BC) was a Persian, who married the daughter of Pixodarus, the usurping satrap of Caria, and was sent by the king of Persia to succeed him. On the approach of Alexander the Great of Macedon (334 BC) Orontobates and Memnon of Rhodes entrenched themselves in Halicarnassus.
Die Studies
| Item | Image | MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made. | WeightCarter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halicarnassus (Orontopates) silver, tetradrachms (Apollo/Zeus Labraundos) (336-334 BCE) | 
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Silver | 3,207 kg |
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Orontobates of Caria 
| TypeType of authority. ᵖ | Person |
| Nomisma IDNomisma ID | https://nomisma.org/id/orontobates_caria |
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Literature
- Konuk 1998b (1 mentions)
- RQEMAC (1 mentions)
