Tetrobol - Kuprilli

Kuprilli ruled as one of the earliest dynasts of Lycia during the period of Achaemenid Persian dominance over the region, and his coinage reflects a political reality in which local rulers retained the right to strike silver while nominally answering to Persia. His issues are among the most archaic of the Lycian dynastic series, predating the more prolific output of successors like Kherei and Mithrapata by several decades. The Rosen specimen (no. 721) is a key reference point for the type, as attributions within early Lycian coinage remain contested due to sparse epigraphic evidence on the coins themselves.