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Stater - Uncertain dynast
| Issuer | Lycia, Dynasts of |
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| Year | 490 BC - 430 BC |
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| Currency | Drachm (550-330 BCE) |
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| Obverse description | A bull advancing to the left in high relief, rendered with bold, naturalistic musculature characteristic of early Lycian coinage. A small figure, possibly a human rider or subsidiary symbol, appears on the back of the bull near the hindquarters. The design is set within a beaded border on an irregular flan, with the field exhibiting the slightly granular surface typical of hammered archaic silver coinage. |
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| Reverse description | A tortoise viewed from above, depicted in high relief with a clearly articulated carapace rendered in a segmented, rosette-like pattern, set within a deeply incuse square border ornamented with a beaded inner frame. The tortoise's head, tail, and four splayed limbs are visible at the margins of the shell. The incuse square technique is characteristic of early Lycian dynastic silver coinage of the late archaic period, reflecting strong Aeginetan and Ionian artistic influences. |
| Reverse script | None |
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