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Stater - Kuprilli
| Issuer | Dynasts of Lycia (Achaemenid Satrapies) |
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| Year | 470 BC - 440 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Deeply incuse square divided into quadrants, within which a prominent triskelion or triskeles motif is displayed, consisting of three interlocking curved arms radiating from a central circular boss. Surrounding the central device, Lycian alphabetic characters are arranged within the recessed square, reading the dynast's name KUPRLLI. The incuse technique and geometric compartmentalization are hallmarks of early Lycian silver coinage of the fifth century BC. |
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| Reverse lettering | KUPRLLI |
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Kuprilli was among the earliest Lycian dynasts to issue coinage in his own name, operating under the loose suzerainty of the Achaemenid Empire during a period when Persian provincial governors generally tolerated local monetary autonomy in western Anatolia. His issues are closely tied to the political reorganization of Lycia following the Persian Wars, when regional dynasts consolidated power in the vacuum left by shifting imperial priorities.
The Mørkholm and Zahle corpus remains the definitive reference for dynastic Lycian coinage, and their numbering of this type reflects its relatively early position in the sequence — prior to the more prolific issues of Kherei and Erbbina.