Stater - Amartite (480 BC - 440 BC) front Stater - Amartite (480 BC - 440 BC) back
Stater - Amartite (480 BC - 440 BC) photo
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Stater - Amartite 480 BC - 440 BC

 
Silver 10.62 g 21 mm
Description
Issuer
Dynasts of Lycia (Achaemenid Satrapies)
Dynast
Amartite (circa 480-460 BC)
Type
Standard circulation coin
Years
480 BC - 440 BC
Value
Silver Stater (3)
Currency
Drachm
Composition
Silver
Weight
10.62 g
Diameter
21 mm
Shape
Round (irregular)
Technique
Hammered, Incuse
Orientation
Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-10-10
References
Numista
N#432123
Rarity index
100%

Reverse

Crab; partially retrograde Lycian legend below; all within pelleted square border in incuse square.

Script: Lycian

Comment

Falghera 57 var. (same obverse die; different name on reverse); Reuter 24; SNG von Aulock –; SNG Copenhagen Supp. 397; Mørkholm & Neumann, Die lykischen Münzlegenden (Göttingen, 1978), M13; BMC –; Traité -.

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about the Standard circulation coin Stater - Amartite (480 BC - 440 BC) from Dynasts of Lycia (Achaemenid Satrapies) made of Silver weighing 10.62 g is that it features the image of a lion, which was a symbol of power and strength in ancient Lycia.

Price

Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (480 BC - 440 BC)  - - - - - -

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