MK-B | Lykien ca. 500 v. Chr.

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Lykien ca. 500 v. Chr.
	Berlin, Münzkabinett der Staatlichen Museen Münzkabinett, Vault
Obverse	Löwenkopf nach r.
Reverse	Quadratum incusum, durch sechs Linien in zwölf Dreiecke geteilt.
Class/status	Ancient Ruler's issue
Date	ca. 500 v. Chr. Archaic
Denomination	Stater Stater Literally the resp. one unit. Hence designating the main unit within a certain currency of a Greek city or realm. The silver tetradrachm of Athens or the tridrachm of Corinth hence are also the stater within each denominational system. The main meaning though, especially in modern scholarship, is that of a denomination in gold of about 8.6 grams in the Attic standard.
	Silver ; 9,00 g; 17 mm
Production	struck flawed die
Region	Lycia
Country	Turkey
Publications	SNG Aulock Nr. 4041 (dieses Stück, 520-480 v. Chr.); W. Müseler, Lykische Münzen in europäischen Privatsammlungen (2016) Nr. I, 1 (dieses Stück, um 500 v. Chr.); E. Babelon, Traité des Monnaies Grecques et Romaines II-1 (1907) 633 Nr. 998.
Web Portals	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/lycia_dynasts_babelon_1907_998
Item	Coin
Department	Antiquity, Greek, Archaic and Classical periods
Vendor (to prev. Owner)	Leu Numismatik AG (Zurich)
Provenance	Aus der Auktion Künker 402 vom 14. März 2024, Nr. 1 (ex Leu 65, 1996, Nr. 220).
Accession	2024/10
Vendor (to Museum)	Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG (Osnabrück)
previous Owner	1. Kaya F. Sayar 1996 - 2024 2. Hans von Aulock
Object number	18312616
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