Stater - Kuprilli

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.