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1/3 Stater - uncertain
| Issuer | Lycia, Dynasts of |
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| Year | 480 BC |
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| Diameter | 12.5 mm |
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| Obverse description | Pegasos in full flight to the left, rendered in archaic relief with characteristic swept-back wings spread horizontally above the body; the musculature of the forequarters and the curved neck are carefully articulated. The figure is set upon a convex flan surface with no border or legend, consistent with the early dynastic coinage of Lycia circa 480 BC. The style reflects the influence of East Greek artistic convention, with bold plasticity in the wing feathers and compact body proportions. |
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| Mintage | ND (-480) |
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Lycian dynastic coinage of the early fifth century BC remains one of the least systematically catalogued series in Greek numismatics, with attributions frequently resting on a single hoard context or a handful of comparable specimens. The "var" citations against both Müseler and SNG von Aulock suggest this piece diverges from the closest known parallels in some detail — likely a die combination or subsidiary symbol — without being sufficiently distinct to warrant its own reference number.
The dynastic period itself was politically fragmented: Lycia comprised a loose confederation of city-states under semi-independent rulers who minted their own silver while nominally within the Persian sphere following the campaigns of Harpagus in the 540s BC.