Asia Minor (Caria)
Iasos, a polis of Caria in Asia Minor, lay on a coastal plateau of approximately 6,000 m², on the estuary near the river Pinaros, on the west coast of Kilia Pedia.
Silver coins struck by local officials on the Persian standard from about 400 BC have been attributed to this city.
The coins are the only evidence of Greek features in the Classical period; there is no tradition of Greek occupation/foundation, and Iasos may have been a barbarian rather than a Hellenic polis in the Archaic and Classical periods. (Hansen, 2004:117)
Borders
Walls dating from the Early Iron Age have been found surrounding this settlement, which in the Hellenistic period received typically Greek buildings such as the theatre and stoai.
