Kelenderis, a coastal city in Rough Cilicia, maintained a remarkably independent mint through much of the fourth century despite operating in the shadow of larger regional powers — first the Persians, then the disruptions of Alexander's campaigns. The city's staters from this period were struck under local magistrate authority, and the series shows considerable die variety, suggesting small, episodic production runs rather than sustained large-scale output. The absence of a matching SNG France reference for this specific piece points to precisely that kind of gap in the documentary record.
Kelenderis, a coastal city in Rough Cilicia, maintained a remarkably independent mint through much of the fourth century despite operating in the shadow of larger regional powers — first the Persians, then the disruptions of Alexander's campaigns. The city's staters from this period were struck under local magistrate authority, and the series shows considerable die variety, suggesting small, episodic production runs rather than sustained large-scale output. The absence of a matching SNG France reference for this specific piece points to precisely that kind of gap in the documentary record.