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Ancient Greek Coinage
I
NCREDIBLE
P
ORTRAIT OF
M
ITHRAPATA ON
L
YCIAN
S
ILVER
S
TATER
Enlargement
1860
Lycian Dynasts. Mithrapata. Silver Stater (9.72 g), ca. 390-370 BC
. Forepart of roaring lion right.
Reverse:
Head of Mithrapata left;
behind, triskeles; all within incuse square. Mildenberg 6 (O3/R5); Podalia 60 (A3/P5) = SNG Copenhagen Suppl. 472; Falghera -. Lustrous and
lightly toned.
One of the finest examples known.
Superb Extremely Fine
.
The Lycian die engravers under both Mithrapata and his successor, Perikles, were true masters. The portrait of Mithrapata on this coin, shown
on the reverse, depicts a man with elderly features, somewhat sunken cheeks sporting a long bear, an aquiline nose, and hair combed for-
ward. The details are intricate and realistic. The issues of Perikles continue these artistic developments, except the portrait is moved to the
obverse and is, quite dramatically, facing instead of executed in profile. Around 360 BC, Maussollos of Caria conquered the area, thus abruptly
ending Lycia' s dynastic coinage.
Estimated Value ............................................................................................................................................................... $8,000 - 9,000
Enlargement
1861
Lycian Dynasts. Perikles. Silver 1/3 Stater (2.98 g), ca. 380-360 BC
. Facing lion' s scalp.
Reverse:
Triskeles; above, dolphin right; in
lower left field, female head facing slightly left.
Unpublished in the standard references.
Delicately toned with underlying luster.
Nearly
Extremely Fine
.
Estimated Value .....................................................................................................................................................................$500 - 600
Ex Roma E17 (25 April 2015), 341
.