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Coin ID #8372

(BC 400-370) Artumpara - Stater

Artumpara, Dynast, ca 400-370 BC. AR Stater (7.62g, 9h), Telmessos mint. ΤΛ[...], bearded head of Satrap right, wearing Persian tiara / ΑΡΤΟΧΠΑΡΑ, helmeted head of Athena right. Extremely rare, one of only a very few coins of this Dynast known. Good fine. PGB coll., acquired in early 1970s.

Artumpara was a late satrap or dynast of Lycia who was involved in putting down the revolt of Datames; he himself seems to have been defeated by Perikle, who at one point ruled over most of Lycia.

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Filename:image00198~1.jpg
City/Mint name:Dynasts of Lykia
Keywords:silver / classical
References:Cf BMC 111; SNG Copenhagen, including Supplement, -; Traité -
Valuation:Nomos Auc. 5 (10/2011), lot 198 (CHF 4,800 ($5,435) + comm)
Photo courtesy of:Nomos AG - www.nomosag.com
Filesize:99 KiB
Date added:Nov 06, 2011
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