Diobol - Kuprilli

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.