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Drachm - Kherei
| Issuer | Dynasts of Lycia (Achaemenid Satrapies) |
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| Year | 410 BC - 390 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Helmeted head of Athena facing right, wearing a crested Attic helmet adorned with an olive wreath, depicted in high relief with finely rendered facial features characteristic of late fifth-century Lycian die-cutting. The helmet's crest rises prominently above the skull, with the cheekpiece partially framing the profile. The hair is rendered in short locks beneath the helmet brim. The overall style reflects strong Athenian artistic influence adapted to local Lycian coinage tradition. |
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| Reverse description | Bearded male head facing right, set within a shallow incuse square characteristic of Lycian hammered coinage of this period. A small animal, identified as a boar or similar creature, is depicted in the lower field before the face. Lycian script legends appear in the left and right fields of the incuse square, reading the dynastic name and patronymic of the issuer. The incuse technique and the bold, somewhat archaic rendering of the portrait are typical of Lycian dynastic silver coinage of the early fourth century BC. |
| Reverse script | Lycian |
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