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Diobol - Kuprilli
| Issuer | Dynasts of Lycia (Achaemenid Satrapies) |
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| Year | 480 BC - 440 BC |
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| Weight | 1.30 g |
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| Obverse description | Facing head of a helmeted warrior or dynast in archaic Greek style, rendered with bold, stylized relief characteristic of early Lycian coinage. The face is depicted frontally with large circular eyes, a broad nose, and a prominent beard rendered in horizontal striations. A crested helmet frames the head, with decorative elements visible on the bowl. The flan is irregular and the surfaces show typical hammered texture of fifth-century BC Anatolian coinage. |
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| Reverse description | Incuse square containing a triskeles or floral rosette motif at center, composed of three curved petals radiating from a central pellet, set within a recessed quadripartite incuse punch. The Lycian inscription identifying the dynast Kuprilli appears along the left border of the incuse field. The reverse design is typical of early Lycian dynastic coinage struck under Achaemenid influence, combining Greek artistic conventions with indigenous Anatolian epigraphy. |
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Kuprilli was among the earliest named Lycian dynasts to strike coinage, operating under loose Achaemenid suzerainty during the decades following Xerxes' invasion of Greece. His issues predate the more prolific dynasties of Xanthos and represent some of the first indigenous silver struck in the region. The specific weight standard used — lighter than the Aeginetan but distinct from the Persian siglos tradition — reflects Lycia's position at the intersection of competing monetary spheres in the eastern Aegean.