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Stater - Pericles
| Issuer | Lycia, Dynasts of |
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| Year | 380 BC - 375 BC |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Facing slightly left, the portrait head of the Lycian dynast Pericles is rendered in fine relief, laureate with a wreath encircling the brow and draped at the neck. The portraiture is notably naturalistic for its period, exhibiting careful attention to facial modeling typical of the finest Lycian dynastic coinage of the early fourth century BC. The field is plain, with no exergual line or border legend. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Pericles of Lycia — not to be confused with the Athenian statesman — was one of the most powerful dynasts in the region during the early fourth century BC, commanding enough political and military authority to strike coinage in his own name at a time when most Lycian dynasts issued anonymously or used monograms. His rule coincided with ongoing Achaemenid Persian suzerainty over the region, yet the silver stater series attributed to him reflects a distinctly local identity rather than Persianizing deference.
The Podalia reference range covers a tight die study; specimens conforming to those numbers show consistent fabric and weight standards suggesting centralized production over a compressed timeframe.