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Stater - Kuprilli Xanthos
| Issuer | Lycia, Dynasts of |
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| Year | 440 BC |
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| Technique | Hammered, Incuse |
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| Obverse description | A lion, rendered in bold relief with finely detailed mane, attacks a bull from above and to the right, its forelegs gripping the bull's back in a predatory mauling pose. The bull, shown in profile to the right, collapses beneath the lion's weight, its hindquarters lowered. The group is set within a shallow concave field framed by a beaded border, characteristic of Lycian dynastic coinage of the fifth century BC. The composition conveys powerful naturalistic energy typical of the Xanthian workshop under the dynast Kuprilli. |
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| Reverse script | Lycian |
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| Edge | Plain |
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