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| Issuer | Aphrodisias |
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| Year | 400 BC - 360 BC |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Reverse script | Ancient Greek |
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| Mint | Aphrodisias Mint |
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Aphrodisias in Caria — not to be confused with the better-known city of the same name that rose to prominence under Rome — was a minor dynastic center whose coinage output was limited and chronologically compressed. The stater series attributed to this mint falls within the period of Persian satrapal influence over Caria, when local dynasts operated with considerable monetary autonomy under Achaemenid suzerainty. BMC Greek 15 places this type within a small, closely related group sharing die links that suggest a single concentrated production episode rather than sustained minting activity.