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Stater - Thap.. Phellos
| Issuer | Dynasts of Lycia (Achaemenid Satrapies) |
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| Year | 480 BC - 460 BC |
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| Currency | Drachm (550-330 BCE) |
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| Obverse description | A dolphin swimming left is depicted in the upper field, with a fish oriented left positioned below it. The retrograde Lycian inscription 𐊇𐊀𐊛𐊑𐊗𐊁𐊈𐊚 (WAHNTEZẼ, identifying the city of Phellos) appears above the primary devices. The design is characteristic of early Lycian coinage, rendered in a bold, archaic style typical of the late sixth to early fifth century BC Anatolian tradition. The flan is irregular, consistent with hand-struck silver coinage of the period. |
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| Obverse script | Lycian |
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| Reverse description | A triskeles motif occupies the central field, its three legs radiating in rotational symmetry, a device commonly associated with Lycian dynastic coinage of this era. The retrograde Lycian inscription 𐊉𐊀𐊓 (ThAP, denoting the dynastic or civic authority of Thap..) is disposed around the central device. The entire composition is enclosed within a dotted square border, which is itself set within a recessed incuse square, a hallmark of early Greek and Anatolian hammered coinage technique. The incuse square results from the punch used during striking and exhibits the characteristic irregular geometry of hand production. |
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