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1⁄12 stater - Mythrapata
| Issuer | Lycia, Dynasts of |
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| Year | 390 BC - 370 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Incuse square punch containing a triskeles or triple-wave design formed by three interlocking curved lobes, rendered in raised relief within the recessed field. To the right of the principal motif, a partial wing or feathered element is visible, a common secondary device on Lycian fractional silver of this dynastic period. The incuse border is well-defined with a slightly raised frame. The Lycian dynast Mythrapata's coinage is attributed to this type on the basis of style and fabric. |
| Reverse script | Lycian |
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Mythrapata ruled in the Xanthos region during a period when Lycian dynasts operated with considerable autonomy under loose Achaemenid suzerainty. His name is Iranian in origin — a detail that reflects the degree to which Persian cultural influence had penetrated the Lycian ruling class by the fourth century without fully displacing local identity. These fractional silver pieces circulated within a regional economy that ran parallel to, rather than integrated with, the broader Persian monetary system.