MK-WUE | Lykien: Kherei 430-410 v. Chr.

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Lykien: Kherei 430-410 v. Chr.
	Würzburg, Martin von Wagner Museum der Universität vault
Inventory no	Ka 1346 = H 6713
Obverse	Kopf der Athena mit attischem Helm, darauf drei Olivenblätter und Lilie n. l.
Reverse	ARÑNA - KHERẼI [Transkription der lykischen Legende; Arñna = Xanthos]. Büste des Dynasten Kherei mit persischer Kyrbasia und langem Bart in Dreiviertelansicht n. l.; in Quadratum Incusum.
Class/status	Ancient Ruler's issue
Date	430-410 v. Chr.
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 ; 8,48 g; 20 mm; 3 h
Production	struck
Mint	Xanthus
Region	Lykien
Country	Turkey
Publications	O. Mørkholm - J. Zahle, The Coinages of the Lycian Dynasts Kheriga, Kherêi and Erbbina. A Numismatic and Archaeological Study, in: Acta Archaeologica 47 (1976), Nr. 42; W. Müseler, Lykische Münzen in europäischen Privatsammlungen (Istanbul 2016), Nr. VI, 38 (dieses Stück); SNG Kopenhagen Suppl., Nr. 448; N. Vismara, Monetazione Arcaica della Lycia II. La Collezione Winsemann Falghera, Glauc 3 (Milano 1989), Nr. 170.
Item	Coin
Department	Antiquity, Greek, Archaic and Classical periods
previous Owner	Herbert Wellhöfer 2007 - 2016
Object number	ID304
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