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Stater
| Issuer | Lycian League |
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| Year | 520 BC - 480 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Incuse square of irregular quadripartite form, deeply recessed into the flan and divided by two diagonal raised ridges crossing at the centre to form an X pattern, creating four triangular compartments. At the top and bottom of the incuse square, raised rectangular stepped projections are visible, giving the design a distinctive mill-sail or swastika-like architectural quality. The entire reverse is devoid of inscription, consistent with the earliest phase of Lycian silver coinage, and the incuse technique reflects the archaic Greek tradition of the late sixth to early fifth century BC. |
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| Mintage | ND (520 BC - 480 BC) |
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The Lycian League of this period was not yet the formalized federal institution it would become under Roman reorganization — these early staters predate the league's classical coinage by generations, placing this issue among the archaic coinages of the region's dynastic city-states operating under loose collective identity. Lycia's unusual political structure, where dynasts ruled semi-autonomously while acknowledging shared Lycian identity, produced a coinage tradition distinct from both the Greek and Persian monetary systems pressing in from either side.
The SNG von Aulock 4049 reference places this firmly within a well-documented but numerically scarce archaic grouping.