Stater - Arbinas Telmessos

Features

Issuer	Dynasts of Lycia (Achaemenid Satrapies)
Dynast	Arbinas (410 BC - 390 BC)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	400 BC - 390 BC
Value	Stater (2)
Currency	Drachma licyjska
Composition	Srebro
Weight	8.39 g
Diameter	23 mm
Shape	Okrągły (nieregularny)
Technique	Młotkowana, Incuse
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 449846
References	Müseler Lycia# VI, 83-84 Wilhelm Müseler; 2016. Lykische Münzen: in europäischen Privatsammlungen = Lycian Coins. Arkeoloji ve Sanat Yayınları (Archaeology and Art Publications), Istanbul, Turkey. , Mørkholm&Zahle II# 74 Otto Mørkholm, Jan Zahle; 1976. “The coinages of the Lycian dynasts Kheriga, Kherei and Erbbina”, Acta Archaeologica, Volume 47, pages 47-90.

Obverse

Głowa Ateny w lewo, w attyckim hełmie z grzebieniem. Automatically translated

Reverse

(en) Herakles, nude but for lion skin draped over his head and arm, advancing left, holding bow in extended left hand and club over shoulder in his right; erbbina (in Lycian) to right, Θ - 𐤭 (Carian letters of uncertain reading, which were added later to the die); all in dotted circle within incuse circle.

Scripts: karyjski, licyjski

Lettering:
𐊁𐊕𐊂𐊂𐊆𐊏𐊀
Θ 𐤭

Mint

Telmessus, Lycia, modern-day Fethiye, Turkey

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (400 BC - 390 BC)

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