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THE FACING HEAD COINS OF: LYCIA |
The most commonly seen facing head issue of Lycia depicts the laureate and draped bust of the dynast Perikles in the obverse, and a warrior, nude but for a crested Corinthian helmet, fighting with shield and sword in the reverse. Perikles is portrayed with his hair waving about his head in the manner of Kimon’s Arethusa. In fact, on one of the dies there is even a dolphin in the field beside his hair, proving the Syracusan derivation of the type. Perikles’ face is that of a wizened old warrior, showing a remarkable dignity in some of these coins, as well as a surprising vulnerability in others. Other facing head issues from Lycia feature the helmeted head of Athena (see below).
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Ca. 410–380 BC. AR Stater. Classical Numismatic Group, Mail Bid Sale 73, 13 September 2004, Lot number: 383. |
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Ca. 380–360 BC. AR Stater. Classical Numismatic Group, Mail Bid Sale 57, 4 April 2001, Lot number: 543. |
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Ca. 380–360 BC. AR Stater. Dr. Busso Peus Nachfolger, Auction 386, 26 April 2006, Lot number: 246. |
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Ca. 380–360 BC. AR Stater. LHS Numismatik AG, Auction 95, 25 October 2005, Lot number: 693. Ex Hess-Leu 45, 12 May 1970, 314, and from the Podalia Hoard of 1957. |
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Ca. 380–360 BC. AR Stater. Leu Numismatik AG, Auction 86, 5 May 2003, Lot number: 422. |
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Ca. 380–360 BC. AR Stater. Leu Numismatik AG, Auction 81, 16 May 2001, Lot number: 313. From the Podalia Hoard of 1957. |
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