MK-WUE | Lykien: Mithrapata 390-370 v. Chr.

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Lykien: Mithrapata 390-370 v. Chr.
	Würzburg, Martin von Wagner Museum der Universität vault
Inventory no	Ka 1356 = H 6723
Obverse	Kopf und Vorderbein eines Löwen mit geöffnetem Maul n. r.
Reverse	MITHRAPATA [Transkription der lykischen Legende]. Bärtiger Kopf des Dynasten Mithrapata n. l., im Feld rechts Triskeles; in Quadratum Incusum.
Sitter	Mithrapata
Class/status	Ancient Ruler's issue
Authority	Mithrapata
Date	390-370 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 ; 9,67 g; 24 mm; 8 h
Production	struck
Region	Lykien
Country	Turkey
Publications	L. Mildenberg, Mithrapata und Perikles, in: Congresso Internazionale di Numismatica. Roma, Band 2 (Rom 1961), Nr. 3 (O2 / R2); W. Müseler, Lykische Münzen in europäischen Privatsammlungen (Istanbul 2016), Nr. VII, 69; SNG v. Aulock, Nr. 4237.
Item	Coin
Department	Antiquity, Greek, Archaic and Classical periods
previous Owner	Herbert Wellhöfer 2015 - 2016
Object number	ID325
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