Asia Minor Coins - Photo Gallery

Ancient Greek and Roman coins from Asia Minor


Most viewed - Dynasts of Lykia
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(BC 500-475) Uncertain Dynast - Stater2276 viewsUncertain Dynast, ca 500-475 BC. AR Stater (9.29g). Forepart of boar left; ΘΣ (reverted) on shoulder / Crossed lines in incuse punch; Θ-Σ in adjacent quarters. Good VF, small banker's mark above nose.
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(BC 480-450) Uncertain Dynast - Stater1965 viewsUncertain Dynast, ca 500-460 BC. AR Stater (9.31g, 9h). Goat kneeling right, head reverted / Ram's head left, X above, within dotted incuse square. Superb EF, toned, well centered and fully struck. Extremely rare.
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(BC 450-420) Teththiveibi - Stater1738 viewsTeththiveibi, Dynast, ca 440-430 BC. AR Stater (8.61g, 4h). Winged lion walking right on ground line, on round shield / Tetraskeles; Lycian letters 'tetthiweibi', within dotted incuse square. Very rare. Nicely toned. Near EF.
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(BC 370) Perikle? - Hemiobol1684 viewsPerikle (?), Dynast, ca 380-360 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.36g), uncertain mint and dynast. Facing lion's skin / Head Athena with crested Corinthian helmet 3/4 left. Extremely rare, apparently unpublished. Very fine.
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(BC 520-480) Uncertain Dynast - Stater1501 viewsca 500-480 BC. AR Stater (8.99g). Highly stylized head of a boar to right / Incuse square diagonally divided into twelve wedge-shaped compartments. Very rare. About extremely fine. Ex Star coll.; ex Sotheby´s 5 (7/1995), 78; ex Rosen Coll., Monnaies et Médailes 72 (10/1987), 339; ex Bank Leu 25 (4/1980), 169; ex Bank Leu 18 (5/1977), 217.
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(BC 524-480) Uncertain Dynast - Stater1381 viewsca 524-480 BC. AR Stater (9.03g, 18mm). Head of lion right / Incuse punch divided in diagonal lines. Toned and a test-cut, otherwise good VF.
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(BC 440-425) Kheriga - Stater1271 viewsKheriga, Dynast, ca 440-425 BC. AR Stater (19mm, 8.25g, 3h). Two cocks facing one another within round shield / "kheriga" in Lycian script around, owl standing left, head facing; all within dotted incuse square. VF. Possibly unique.1 comments
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(BC 480) Amartite - Stater1117 viewsAmartite, Dynast, ca 480 BC. AR Stater (10.63g, 3h). Crab / "AMIARTITA" in Lycian, crab; all within incuse square. Good VF, toned, die break in obverse field. Extremely rare, the second known. Falghera noted that this issue belongs to a group that bridges the anepigraphic and epigraphic period, which would place it circa 480 BC. Additionally, the name "EME" on Falghera 57, which shares the same obverse die as both Amartite coins, may actually be a contracted form of the name of this same dynast.
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(BC 520-480) Uncertain Dynast - Stater1048 viewsca 520-480 BC. AR Stater (9.3g, 17mm). Lion’s head right / Multipartite incuse square. Very rare. VF.
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(BC 440-425) Kheriga - 1/3 Stater1033 viewsKheriga (Gergis, son of Harpagos), Dynast, ca 450-410 BC. AR 1/3 Stater (2.85g, 6h), Phellos mint. Diademed head of female left; flower behind / kheriga in Lycian around, owl standing left, head facing; olive sprig to right; all within incuse square. VF, toned, porous. Unpublished variety for this rare dynast.
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(BC 470-440) Uncertain Dynast - 1/8 Stater?896 viewsca 480-450 BC. AR Obol (8mm, 1.11g). Head of boar right / Head of a man-headed bull right. Near VF.
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(BC 520-480) Uncertain Dynast - 1/2 Stater?890 viewsca 521-478 BC. AR Drachm (4.12g, 14mm). Forepart of winged bull right / Quadripartite incuse square divided diagonally. Good VF, lightly toned. Extremely rare. Ex Leu 65 (5/1996), lot 202.

Leu sale attributed this issue to an uncertain mint in Ionia, noting the similarity of the style to the archaic issues of Klazomenai that feature a winged boar forepart. It is also similar in style to various winged boar foreparts on contemporary issues at Mytilene. While agreeing with these comparisons, the weight of this example and its diagonally divided incuse are more consistent with issues of Lesbos than Ionia. The bull is also a common type used at Mytilene, but relatively rare among issues in Ionia. Finally, in addition to using winged boars, Mytilene used winged lions, so the appearance of a winged bull would not be surprising (especially as all motifs are common in eastern/Persian art). So, while the attribution to Mytilene is conjectural, the preponderance of the evidence weighs greater in its favor than than to a mint in Ionia.
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(BC 450-420) Teththiveibi - Stater870 viewsTeththiveibi, Dynast, ca 440-430 BC. AR Stater (9.84g, 12h). Head of a goddess (Aphrodite?) to left, wearing pearl necklace and spiral earring, hair in a queue tied with bands and bound up in back / Tetraskeles; Lycian letters 'tetthiweibi', within dotted incuse square. Very rare. Beautifully toned, a superb example, perhaps the finest known. Good EF. Ex Bank Leu Auc. 81 (5/2001), 310 and Auc. 7 (5/1973), 251, and Desneux coll.
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(BC 390-370) Mithrapata - Stater867 viewsMithrapata, Dynast, ca 380-375 BC. AR Stater (22mm, 9.64g, 4h). Facing lion's scalp / Triskeles; ΜΕΧΡΡ-ΠΡΤΡ; in left field, head of Herakles 3/4 to left, wearing lion's skin headdress, club to right; all within incuse square. Superb EF, struck with worn obverse die. Rare.1 comments
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(BC 470-440) Uncertain Dynast - 1/8 Stater?862 viewsca 480-450 BC. AR 1/8 Stater? (1.17g). Boar's head left / Protome of a man-headed bull facing left within incuse square. EF.

The reverse image is reminiscent of the coins of the Lycian dynast Uvug. The weight standard is hard to define, since the weights are somewhat erratic (along with the von Aulock coin, cf. Peus 372, 2002, lot 361). It might be a 1/6th stater on the light stater (c. 8.0-8.6 g), but actually this standard is known from 460 BC onwards only; cf. O. Morkholm and G. Neumann, Die lykischen Munzlegenden (Gottingen 1978), p. 5 f.
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(BC 390-370) Mithrapata - Stater831 viewsMithrapata, Dynast, ca 380-360 BC. AR Stater (9.75g, 7h), Antiphellus mint. Forepart of lion with open jaws right / Bearded head of Mithrapata left; triskeles to right, within incuse square. Attractively toned and with a remarkable portrait. Extremely fine. Ex Bank Leu 13 (4/1975), lot 273, and from the Podalia Hoard of 1957 (IGCH 1262).
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(BC 380-370) Trbbenimi - 1/3 Stater826 viewsTrbbenimi, Dynast, ca 380-370 BC. AR Tetrobol (3.17g), Limyra mint. Triskeles, Lycian letters 'zemu' (Limyra) / Triskeles, Lycian letters 'trbbenimi.' Toned, EF. Rare.
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(BC 520-480) Uncertain Dynast - Stater820 viewsca 520-480 BC. AR Stater (22mm, 9.08g). Forepart of boar left / Incuse punch, diagonally divided. Good VF.
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(BC 380-360) Perikle - Stater814 viewsPerikles, Dynast, ca 380-360 BC. AR Stater (23mm, 9.82g), struck ca 380-375 BC. Laureate head of Perikles facing slightly left / Warrior, nude but for crested Corinthian helmet, fighting to right with shield and sword; Lycian triskeles to lower right; all within incuse square. VF, toned, struck with worn obverse die, minor porosity.
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(BC 370) Vedevie and Perikle - 1/8 Stater803 viewsVedevie and Perikle, Dynasts, ca 370 BC. AR 1/8 Stater (1.24g, 2h). Antiphellus. [FF]E, Lion to right, attacking bull kneeling to left, head lifted / Bust of Athena facing, wearing triple-crested Attic helmet ornamented with a winged siren, and a chlamys tied beneath her chin; triskeles to left. Toned and attractive. Extremely fine. Ex Monnaies et Medailles XXVIII (6/1964), lot 182.
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(BC 380-360) Perikle - Stater801 viewsPerikle, Dynast, ca 380-360 BC. AR Stater (9.76g, 12h), struck circa 380-375 BC. Laureate and draped bust of Perikles facing slightly left / Warrior, nude but for crested Corinthian helmet, fighting to right with shield and sword; Lycian triskeles to lower right; all within incuse square. Virtually as struck, some light striking weakness on nose and chin. Ex Triton VII (1/2004), lot 287.
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(BC 390-370) Aruvatijesi and Zagaba - Obol767 viewsAruvatijesi and Zagaba, Dynasts, ca 390-360 BC. AR Obol (0.70g) Scalp of lion / Triskeles, ethnic around. aEF
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(BC 400-385) Erbbina - Stater766 viewsErbbina, Dynast, ca 400-385 BC. AR Stater (8.49g). Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet / Bearded head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress; club before, Lycian letters 'erbbena' around, within dotted circle. Good VF, toned, struck with worn obverse die.
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(BC 380-360) Perikle - 1/3 Stater765 viewsca 380-360 BC. AR Third Stater (2.90g, 6h). Laureate and draped bust of Perikles facing slightly left / Triskeles, "ΠE'-ΡΕ" in Lycian around; all within shallow incuse circle. Unpublished, but cf. Mildenberg, Mithrapata 24-9 for this obverse type on staters, and 30-1 for third staters with this reverse type. Good VF, toned, porous. Apparently unique.
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(BC 425-400) Kherei - Stater756 viewsKherei, Dynast, ca 425-400 BC. AR Stater (8.47g). Pinara mint. Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet / Head of Kherei right, weaing Persian headdress (bashlyk); Lycian letters 'Kheriga' to right, within dotted incuse circle. Finely toned, EF. Very rare.
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(BC 520-480) Uncertain Dynast - Stater747 viewsca 520-480 BC. AR Stater (9.43g). Forepart of boar left; KVB monogram on shoulder / Irregular incuse punch. EF, some minor die rust and porosity. Well struck and exceptional. Ex Fielder Coll.; ex Peus 360 (4/1999), lot 5; Lanz 48 (11/1989), lot 354.
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(BC 380-360) Perikle - AE 12741 viewsPerikle, ca 380-360 BC. AE12 (1.88g). Horned head of Pan left / Lycian letters 'Π^-ΡΕ-ΚΛ' around triskeles. VF, patches of minor roughness. Ex Gutknecht coll.
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(BC 380-370) Zagaba - Stater739 viewsZagaba, Dynast, ca 380-375 BC. AR Stater (9.87 gm, 9h). Facing lion's scalp / Triskeles, T in center; Lycian letters 'zag' around, tunny to left. Superb EF, lightly toned, well centered and fully struck. Very rare.
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(BC 450-420) Teththiveibi - Stater738 viewsTeththiveibi, Dynast, ca 450-420 BC. AR Stater (8.54g, 18mm). Forepart of boar left / Tetraskeles; Lycian letters 'tetthiweibi', within incuse square. Toned, EF. Very rare. Ex Glendining's sale (1961), Lockett part IV, lot 2466; NAC 4 (1991), lot 154 and 7 ( 1994), lot 250. From the von Aulock collection.
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(BC 480-460) Uncertain Dynast - Stater737 viewsAfter 480 BC. AR Stater (9.68g). Limyra mint? Goat standing left, Lycian letter above / Triskeles; Lycian letters 'zem', within dotted incuse square. VF. Vary rare.
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(BC 500-460) Uncertain Dynast - Stater732 viewsca 500-470/60 BC. AR Stater (23mm, 9.25g). Pegasos flying left / Roaring lion's head left, within incuse square. VF, porous. Apparently unpublished.
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(BC 370) Perikle - 1/6 Stater730 viewsPerikles, ca 380-360 BC. AR Sixth Stater (10mm, 1.18g, 9h). Wedrei mint. Lion right, biting into the hindquarter of a bull crouching left / Head of Athena facing slightly left, wearing crested Corinthian helmet adorned with sphinx on each side; triskeles to left. EF, toned, minor die break on reverse.

Many late Lycian dynastic coins bear legends on both sides that had long been assumed to be the names of two dynasts, who ostensibly issued joint coinages. However, more recent evidence has proved that names such as Wedrei, Zagaba, and Zemuri are actually names of cities, which are probably the mints of the respective issues they appear on (cf. A.G. Keen, Dynastic Lycia: A Political History of the Lycians & Their Relations with Foreign Powers, c. 545-362 BC [Leiden: Brill, 1998], pp. 109 and 154–5).
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(BC 380-370) Vedrei - Stater725 viewsVedrei, Dynast, ca 380-370 BC. AR Stater (9.68g). Facing lion's scalp; triskeles below / Triskeles; Lycian letters 'fed' around. Good VF, toned, obverse die flaw. Ex Drewry Coll.
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(BC 460-440) Uncertain Dynast - Stater724 viewsUncertain Dynast (Kuprilli?), ca 460-440 BC. AR Stater (9.08g), Xanthos mint? Lion with bull's leg in mouth left on ground line / Triskeles in dotted square and deep incuse. VF. Very rare.
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(BC 410-380) Ddenevele - Triobol719 viewsDdenevele?, Dynast, ca 410-380 BC. AR Triobol (15mm, 2.52g, 5h). Bearded head right, wearing Persian tiara, within dotted circle / Helmeted head of Athena right, diskeles to left, within dotted incuse circle. VF.
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(BC 500-460) Uncertain Dynast - Stater717 viewsUncertain Dynast, ca 500-460 BC. AR Stater (9.20g, 1h), Patara? Sphinx sitting left on double ground line, right foot raised / Crab, smaller crab above?, within deep incuse square. Lightly toned, VF. very rare. Ex Giessener Muenzhandlung, Auk. 64 (10/1993, Muenchen), lot 194.
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(BC 400-385) Erbbina - Stater708 viewsErbbina (Arbinas), Dynast, ca 400-385 BC. AR Stater (8.39g). Head of Athena left, wearing crested Attic helmet / Herakles standing left, lion's skin on his head and shoulders, quiver on back, holding bow and brandishing his club; Lykian legend "Erbbina" retrograde, all in beaded square within incuse square. aEF. Rare. Ex Hunt coll., Sotheby (6/1990), 554; Numismatic Fine Arts 27 (12/1991), 67.
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(BC 380-370) Trbbenimi - Stater702 viewsTrbbenimi, Dynast, ca 380-370 BC. AR Stater (9.85g), uncertain mint. Facing lion's scalp; T below / Lycian triskeles within incuse circle. Superb EF, lightly toned, perfectly centered, choice flan. Exceptional for issue.
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(BC 380-360) Perikle - Stater698 viewsPerikle, Dynast, ca 380-362 BC. AR Stater (9.78g), struck circa 380-375 BC. Laureate and draped bust of Perikles facing slightly left / Warrior, nude but for crested Corinthian helmet, fighting to right with shield and sword; Lycian triskeles to lower right; all within incuse square. Toned, good VF. Ex McLendon Collection (Christie's New York, 6/1993), lot 65.
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(BC 460-440) Khinakha - Tetrobol697 viewsKhinakha, Dynast, ca 460-440 BC. AR Tetrobol (2.66g, 11h). Head of Athena to right, wearing crested Attic helmet with three olive leaves over the visor and spiral palmette on the bowl / Eagle facing with spread wings, Lycian letters 'K-E' in fields, within incuse dotted circle. Apparently unique and unpublished. Very fine.
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(BC 380-370) Trbbenimi - Obol695 viewsTrbbenimi, Dynast, ca 380-370 BC. AR Obol (0.65g). Facing lion's scalp, T below right cheek / Triskeles, Lycian letters 'trbbenimi' around; all within incuse circle. VF. Unpublished denomination.
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(BC 425-400) Kherei - Trihemiobol694 viewsKherei, ca 425-400 BC. AR Trihemiobol? (1.05g, 12mm), uncertain mint. Two cocks confronted, uncertain symbol betwen / Lycian letters 'KE,' eagle standing left, lotus flower above; within deep dotted square incuse. Lightly toned, gVF.
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(BC 440-425) Kheriga - 1/3 Stater691 viewsKheriga, Dynast, ca 440-425 BC. AR 1/3 Stater (3.08g), Phellos mint. Head of female right / Tetraskeles; inside, owl standing right, head facing; all within incuse square. VF. Very rare.
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(BC 380-360) Perikle - 1/6 Stater690 viewsPerikle, Dynast, ca 380-360 BC. AR 1/6th Stater (1.68g). Helmeted facing head of Athena, slightly left / PEERKLE, helmeted facing head of Athena, slightly left (copied from the Eukleidas tetradrachms of Syracuse). Not published in the standard references. Near EF, peripheral porosity. Very Rare. Ex CNG Auction 49 (3/1999), lot 637.
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(BC 480-450) Uncertain Dynast - Stater689 viewsUncertain Dynast, ca 500-460 BC. AR Stater (9.21g). Crab / Crab, uncertain hook-like symbol or letter below, within dotted incuse square. Very porous, VF.
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(BC 425-400) Kherei - Stater686 viewsKherei, Dynast, ca 425-400 BC. AR Stater (8.66g, 6h), Xanthos mint. Helmeted head of Athena right / Head of Kherei right within incuse square. Good VF, typical soft obverse, die break on reverse.
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(BC 380-370) Trbbenimi - 1/6 Stater686 viewsTrbbenimi, Dynast, ca 380-370 BC. AR 1/6th Stater (1.56g), Limyra mint. Triskeles, Lycian letters 'zemu' (Limyra) / Triskeles, Lycian letters 'trbbe.' VF, porous. Rare denomination.
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(BC 380-360) Perikle - AE 14684 viewsPerikle, ca 380-360 BC. AE14 (2.31g, 12h). Horned head of Pan left / Lycian letters 'Π-ΡΕ-ΚΛ' around triskeles. VF, dark green patina, light earthen encrustation around devices.
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(BC 500-460) Uncertain Dynast - Stater684 viewsca 520-470/60 BC. AR Stater (22mm, 9.33g). Pegasos flying left / Facing lion’s scalp, within incuse square. VF, toned, some striking weakness. Winokur Coll.
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(BC 520-480) Uncertain Dynast - Stater679 viewsca 520-480 BC. AR Stater (9.28g). Forepart of boar left / Rough incuse square. Good VF, dark iridescent toning. Rare with plain incuse.
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(BC 460-440) Uncertain Dynast - Tetrobol676 viewsUncertain Dynast (Kuprilli?), ca 460-440 BC. AR Tetrobol (2.94g), uncertain mint. Naked man (Herakles?) running left / Triskeles in dotted circle and deep incuse. VF. Second known? Ex H. von Aulock Coll.
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(BC 400-380) Vekhssere II - 1/3 Stater674 viewsVekhssere II, Dynast, ca 400-380 BC. AR Tetrobol (2.79g). Head of roaring lion left, in dotted circle / Head of Athena facing, turned slightly to left, wearing Attic helmet; monogram? to left. VF. Extremely rare.
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(BC 400-370) Artumpara - Stater672 viewsArtumpara, 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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(BC 470-440) Uncertain Dynast - 1/3 Stater651 viewsca 500-440 BC. AR 1/3 Stater (3.04g). Dolphin left; Lycian letters above, two lines below / Triskeles within incuse square. Good VF, minor porosity. Rare.
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(BC 480-440) Kuprilli - Stater647 viewsKuprilli, Dynast, ca 480-440 BC. AR Stater (9.61g), uncertain mint. Pegasos flying left; triskeles below; all on raised square / Lycian letters 'KO-PR[L]-LE,' triskeles, within dotted incuse square. Good VF, toned. Ex Triton III (12/1999), lot 572.
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(BC 450-420) Teththiveibi - Stater646 viewsTeththiveibi, Dynast, ca 450-420 BC. AR Stater (8.58g). Forepart of boar left / Tetraskeles; Lycian letters 'tetthiweibi', within incuse square. Good VF. Very rare.
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(BC 380-360) Perikle - AE 13644 viewsPerikle, ca 380-360 BC. AE13 (1.90g). Horned head of Pan left / Lycian letters 'Π-ΡΕ-ΚΛ' around triskeles. Interesting variant showing Pan with both horns.
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(BC 425-400) Kherei - Stater642 viewsKherei, Dynast, ca 425-400 BC. AR Stater (8.61g), uncertain mint. Helmeted head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves and spiral / Forepart of a winged man-headed bull right; Lycian letters 'kherei' to right, within incuse square. VF, typical soft obverse, weakly struck on reverse. Very rare.
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(BC 450-420) Teththiveibi - Stater638 viewsTeththiveibi, Dynast, ca 450-420 BC. AR Stater (8.25g), uncertain mint. Two cocks facing one another on a round shield / Tetraskeles in dotted square. Very rare. Ex Frank Sternberg, Zurich, with their ticket with notation "belonged to "Count Bleucher German Count."
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(BC 480) Uteves - Stater636 viewsUteves, Dynast, ca 480 BC. AR Stater (18mm, 8.41g). Forepart of a boar left / Diskeles with a small appendage protruding from side; all within an incuse square. Near VF, lightly porous.
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(BC 425-400) Kherei - Stater630 viewsKherei, Dynast, ca 425-400 BC. AR Stater (8.67g), uncertain mint. Helmeted head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves and spiral / Forepart of a winged bull right; all within incuse square. Good VF, typical soft obverse. Very rare, only the second recorded example.
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(BC 520-480) Uncertain Dynast - Stater629 viewsca 520-480 BC. AR Stater (8.99g, 21mm). Head of roaring lion right, 7 pellets in circles above / Incuse punch divided in diagonal lines. Lightly toned, VF.
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(BC 380-370) Trbbenimi - 1/3 Stater629 viewsTrbbenimi, Dynast, ca 380-370 BC. AR Tetrobol (14mm, 3.28g). Facing lion's scalp / Triskeles; dynast's name around. VF.
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(BC 400-380) Vekhssere II - Stater627 viewsVekhssere II, Dynast, ca 390 BC. AR Stater (9.89g, 12h). Forepart of lion left, mouth open wide / Head of Athena facing, turned slightly to left, wearing triple crested helmet and pearl necklace. Extremely rare, one of two examples known. Attractively toned. Minor corrosion and reverse struck lightly, otherwise, good VF. Ex Hess-Leu 19 (4/1962), lot 312, and from the Podalia Hoard of 1957 (IGCH 1262).
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(BC 425-400) Kherei - Drachm621 viewsKherei, Dynast, ca 425-400 BC. AR Drachm (4.17g, 16mm, 8h). Xanthos mint? Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet / Forepart of bull right; Lycian letters 'Kherei" above, within shallow incuse square. Nice style, aEF.
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(BC 500-460) Uncertain Dynast - Stater 620 viewsUncertain Dynast (Za...?), ca 460-440 BC. AR Stater (9.53g, 8h). Sphinx sitting right, left foot raised, Χ-Α-Ψ-Γ-Ψ[...] around / Crab within deep incuse square. aEF. Rare.
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(BC 390-370) Mithrapata - Stater619 viewsMithrapata, Dynast, ca 390-370 BC. AR Stater (23mm, 9.79g). Forepart of roaring lion right / Head of Mithrapata left; triskeles behind, all within incuse square. VF.
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(BC 470-440) Uvug - Tetrobol616 viewsUvug, Dynast, ca 470-440 BC. AR Tetrobol (2.83g), uncertain mint. Forepart of winged human-headed bull right / Head of Aphrodite? right, OFOV (='uvug' in Lycian language) to left, within dotted incuse square. Toned, VF.
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(BC 520-480) Uncertain Dynast - 1/3 Stater616 viewsca 520-480 BC. AR 1/3 Stater (3.12g, 9mm). Protodynastic Group A. Head of boar right / Quadripartite incuse square. Good VF, toned. Extremely rare.

See Boston MFA Supp. 206 for a stater with a style identical to this fraction.
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(BC 390-370) Aruvatijesi and Zagaba - 1/3 Stater610 viewsAruvatijesi and Zagaba, Dynasts, ca 380-375 BC. AR 1/3 Stater (2.99g, 5h). Facing lion's scalp / Triskeles, Lykian legend around, within incuse square. EF. Rare.
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(BC 380-360) Perikle - AE 10607 viewsPerikle, Dynast, 380-360 BC. AE10 (1.29g). Forepart of (male) goat left / Triskeles, Lycian letters (Perikle) around. Attractive very fine.
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(BC 480-450) Uncertain Dynast - Stater607 viewsUncertain Dynast, ca 480-450 BC. AR Stater (9.28g). Snuffling boar left / Tortoise in dotted incuse square. Good VF.
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(BC 450-420) Teththiveibi - Diobol606 viewsTeththiveibi, Dynast, ca 450-420 BC. AR Diobol (1.50g). Head of Artemis left / Tetraskeles; Lycian letters 'tetthiweibi' within incuse square. Good VF, surfaces a little porous.
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(BC 425-400) Kherei - Stater603 viewsKherei, Dynast, ca 425-400 BC. AR Stater (8.47g). Pinara mint. Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet / Head of Kherei right, weaing Persian headdress (bashlyk) tied with a diadem; all within incuse circle. Good VF, minor porosity. Rare legend variety.
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(BC 450-420) Sppntaza - Stater603 viewsSppntaza, Dynast, late 5th century BC. AR Stater (10.06g). Phellos (?) mint. Head of Aphrodite (?) left, small A on cheek / Lycian legend (‘Sppntaza’), tetraskeles, all within a dotted square within an incuse square. Broad flan, toned, EF. Rare. Prospero coll.; ex G. Durufle Coll., Rollin & Feuardent, Paris (5/1910), 578; ex ‘Kunstfreund’ Coll., Bank Leu AG & Münzen und Medaillen AG, Zurich (5/1974), 167; ex Spink Auction 65, London (10/1988), 75.
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(BC 400-380) Uncertain Dynast - Hemiobol597 viewsUncertain Dynast, ca 400-380 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.25g). Lion's head left / Bearded head left, wearing Persian tiara, within dotted circular border. Rare. Edge chip. Good very fine. Unpublished in major references.
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(BC 380-370) Trbbenimi - Stater597 viewsTrbbenimi, Dynast, ca 380-370 BC. AR Stater (9.41g). Facing lion's scalp, [T below] / Triskeles, club to right, Lycian letters 'trb' around; all within incuse square. Good VF, not fully struck, some porosity.
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(BC 390-370) Mithrapata - Diobol596 viewsMithrapata, Dynast, ca 425-360 BC. AR Diobol (13mm, 1.37g). Facing lion's scalp / Triskeles. VF, toned.
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(BC 450-420) Teththiveibi - Stater593 viewsTeththiveibi, Dynast, ca 450-420 BC. AR Stater (8.16g), uncertain mint. Two cocks facing one another on a round shield / Tetraskeles in dotted square. Toned, near EF, microscopic porosity.
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(BC 450-420) Vekhssere - 1/3 Stater588 viewsVekhssere, Dynast, ca 450-420 BC. AR 1/3 Stater (2.64g), uncertain mint. Head of Athena right, wearing Corinthian helmet / Triskeles; Lycian letters 'vekh', diskeles in field, within dotted incuse square. Good EF. Very rare.
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(BC 400-385) Erbbina - Stater578 viewsErbbina, Dynast, ca 400-385 BC. AR Stater (8.49g). Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet / Bearded head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress; club before, Lycian letters 'erbbena' around, within dotted circle.
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(BC 380-360) Perikle - Tetrobol576 viewsPerikle, Dynast, ca 380-360 BC. AR Tetrobol (2.49g, 15mm). Facing lion's scalp / Triskeles; dynast's name around. Obverse a bit off center, Good VF.
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(BC 480-440) Kuprilli - Stater572 viewsKuprilli, Dynast, ca 480-440 BC. AR Stater (8.43g), Xanthos mint? Forepart of winged bull left, triskeles above / Lycian letters 'K-O-P,' triskeles within dotted incuse square. VF. Unpublished?
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(BC 480-440) Kuprilli - Stater565 viewsKuprilli, Dynast, ca 480-440 BC. AR Stater (8.62g, 11h). Winged man-headed bull walking to right / Lycian letters 'KO-P-R,' triskeles within dotted incuse square. Toned, aEF. Extremely rare. Ex Hess-Leu 316 (12/1966), lot 480.
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(BC 480-440) Kuprilli - Stater563 viewsKuprilli, Dynast, ca 480-440 BC. AR Stater (9.78g). Two leaping dolphins; triskeles above and below, monogram / K-O, triskeles; lotus flower in corner, all in dotted incuse square. Good VF. Unpublished and apparently unique! Ex Busso Peus Auk. 360 (4/1999), lot 35; CNG Auc. 42 (5/1997), lot 524. The dolphins types are undoubtedly inspired by the 6th century BC staters attributed to the island of Karpathos off the coast of Caria.
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(BC 480-460) Zaga? - Stater557 viewsZaga or Zagaba?, Dynast, ca 480-460 BC. AR Stater (9.85g, 4h). Two dolphins leaping to left above ground line, Lycian letters 'GA'? above / Triskeles, Lycian letters 'ZA,' within incuse dotted square. Rare. Nicely toned, VF. Ex von Aulock coll.; ex M&M; FPL 198 (3/1960), 16.
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(BC 480-450) Uncertain Dynast - Stater554 viewsca 480-450 BC. AR Stater (9.08g). Lion left, club in mouth / Head of bull left, within dotted incuse square. VF/EF. 3rd known example?
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(BC 425-400) Kherei - Obol552 viewsKherei, Dynast, ca 425-400 BC. AR Obol (0.75g). Pinara mint. Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet / Head of Kherei right, weaing Persian headdress (bashlyk); Lycian letters 'KhE' to left, within dotted incuse circle. VF. Very rare.
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(BC 480-440) Kuprilli - Tetrobol552 viewsKuprilli (Kybernis), Dynast, ca 480-440 BC. AR Tetrobol (3.05g, 10h), uncertain mint. Winged goat flying left; triskeles before / Triskeles; Lycian letters 'ko-pr-lle' around, within dotted incuse square. Unpublished in the major references. Choice EF, wonderfully centered and struck with fresh dies. Extremely rare, the second known.
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(BC 410-380) Ddenevele - Obol552 viewsDdenewele, Dynast, ca 420/10-400 BC. AR Obol (10mm, 0.66g, 3h). Head of Satrap right, wearing Persian tiara / Helemeted head of Athena right, within incuse circle. Good VF, some light porosity, a few small flan cracks.
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(BC 480-440) Kuprilli - Tetrobol545 viewsKuprilli, Dynast, ca 480-440 BC. AR Tetrobol (2.57g). Head of Zeus-Ammon right / Triskeles, Lycian legend 'KOPRLL' within dotted square and deep incuse. EF/VF.
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(BC 500-460) Uncertain Dynast - Stater544 viewsca 500-470/60 BC. AR Stater (19mm, 9.38g). Pegasos flying left / Roaring lion's head left, within incuse square. VF, porous surfaces.
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(BC 470-440) Uvug? - Drachm543 viewsUvug (?), Dynast, ca 470-440 BC. AR Drachm (5.85g, 17mm), uncertain mint. Forepart of winged human-headed bull left / Head of Aphrodite? left, within dotted incuse square. VF. Extremely rare. Ex Hess-Leu Auc. 36 (1968), lot 301.
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(BC 470-440) Uvug - Tetrobol540 viewsUvug, Dynast, ca 470-440 BC. AR Tetrobol (2.83g), uncertain mint. Forepart of winged human-headed bull right / Head of Aphrodite? right, OFOY (='uvug' in Lycian language) to left, within dotted incuse square. Toned, VF. Ex Muenzzentrum 53 (1984), lot 1772.
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(BC 520-480) Uncertain Dynast - Stater538 viewsca 520-480 BC. AR Stater (8.97g, 19mm). Head of boar right, 7 pellets in circles above / 9 pellets, 1 of them in center (tetraskeles?), within deep incuse square. Lightly toned, VF.
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(BC 425-400) Kherei - Stater537 viewsKherei, Dynast, ca 425-400 BC. AR Stater (8.54g, 20mm), uncertain mint. Helmeted head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet / Forepart of a winged man-headed bull right; [Lycian letters 'kherei' to right off flan], within incuse square. VF, typical soft obverse. Very rare.
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(BC 500-460) Uncertain Dynast - Stater535 viewsca 500-470/60 BC. AR Stater (18mm, 9.28g). Pegasos flying left / Roaring lion's head left, T on mane; within incuse square. VF, worn dies, light porosity. Rare.
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(BC 425-400) Kherei - Triobol534 viewsKherei, Dynast, ca 425-400 BC. AR Triobol (2.18g). Pinara mint. Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet / Head of Kherei right, weaing Persian headdress (bashlyk), within dotted incuse circle. VF. Very rare.
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(BC 500-460) Uncertain Dynast - Stater534 viewsUncertain Dynast, ca 500-460 BC. AR Stater (9.38g). Forepart of boar right / Lion's head facing, within double-line incuse square. VF. Ex Marowsky Coll., Kuenker Auk. 54 (Osnabroeck 2000), lot 2032.
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(BC 450-420) Teththiveibi - Stater533 viewsTeththiveibi, Dynast, ca 450-420 BC. AR Stater (8.57g). Winged lion walking R, on a round shield / Tetraskeles; Lycian letters 'tetthiweibi' in dotted square. Lightly toned, near VF. Rare.
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