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Stater - Kuprilli
| Issuer | Dynasts of Lycia (Achaemenid Satrapies) |
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| Year | 470 BC - 440 BC |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Reverse description | A triskeles motif rendered in relief within a square incuse punch, the three legs radiating from a central point and curving sinuously, conveying a sense of rotational motion. The incuse square is bordered by a clearly defined row of pellets or dots forming a beaded inner frame. The Lycian dynastic inscription appears within the field alongside the triskeles. The entire design is deeply struck into the flan in the incuse technique characteristic of early Lycian dynastic coinage of the fifth century BC. |
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| Reverse lettering | KO |
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Kuprilli was among the earliest named Lycian dynasts to strike coinage, governing during a period when Lycia operated as a client state under Achaemenid Persian authority while maintaining unusual autonomy in its internal affairs — including the right to issue silver in its own name. His coins predate the better-documented dynastic output of rulers like Kherei and Erbbina by several decades, making them crucial for reconstructing the earliest phase of Lycian numismatic chronology. The Müseler VI classification places this piece within a tightly defined group distinguished by specific die linkages.