AR 1/4 Stater 470-440 v. Chr. LYCIAN DYNASTS - KUPRILLI, CIRCA 470-440 BC - or triobol, probably Kandyba Slg. Dr. Sayar- (Künker, Auktion 402 | cf. 83 = diobol in vf+ € 1.900 + 25%)
Slg. Dr. Sayar- (Künker, Auktion 402 | cf. 83 = diobol in vf+ € 1.900 + 25%) | Afkortingen
14,00 mm
weight 1,91gr. | silver Ø 14mm. obv. Forepart of flying lion left rev. Triskeles, Lycian legend, K - O- Π around within incuse square with dotted border
Kuprilli (Lycian: KOΠPΛΛE) was a dynast of Lycia, at a time when this part of Anatolia was subject to the Persian, or Achaemenid, Empire. Kuprilli ruled at the time of the Athenian alliance, the Delian League. Present-day knowledge of Lycia in the period of classical antiquity comes mostly from archaeology, in which this region is unusually rich. Many of the Lycian dynastic issues bear the triskeles, a distinctive mark that was also present on the coinage of the later Lycian League. It is probably a solar emblem symbolizing rotatory motion. In this case it would refer to the worship of the national Lycian deity, Apollo, the God of Light.
Kandybawas one of the smaller cities of Lycia, but was an independent polis with voting rights in the Lycian League and minted its own coins. It has a very old settlement of Hettite origin, set on a hilltop high above the plain of Kasaba. Over the centuries has suffered badly from earthquakes, but the ruins are still visible north of the village of Çataloluk (13 kilometres north of Kaş)
This coin type is published as tetrobol (circa 2,70 gr.) and diobol (circa 1,35 gr.), but seems to be unblished as triobol. Coin of the highest rarity. BMC- | SNG.von Aulock.- | SNG.Copenhagen- | Weber collection- SNG.Tübingen- | cf. Mørkholm/Zahle 181 (= tetrobol) Slg. Dr. Maag- (Peus Nachf. Auktion 407 | cf. 711 = tetrobol) Slg. Dr. Sayar- (Künker, Auktion 402 | cf. 83 = diobol in vf+ € 1.900 + 25%) Vismara- | cf. Babelon, Traité II, 266 (= tetrobol) cf. Slg.Reuter 33 (= tetrobol) cf. Ars Classica I, 1920, 2756, Slg.Pozzi (= tetrobol)RRRR A bit wavy planchet, but fine detailed lion. vf-
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