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Lycia, Rhodiapolis as a member of the Lycian League AR Drachm. Circa 167-81 BC. Laureate head of Apollo right, bow and quiver over shoulder / City initials P-O on either side of a kithara, ΛVKIΩΝ above, unidentified object (a lance?) to left; all within shallow incuse square. Troxell, 62, no. 40. 2.67g, 15mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. Rare. Troxell lists 18 examples, most of them housed in museums.
Rhodiapolis was a town 4 km to the north of the modern Turkish district capital Kumluca. Scholars suppose that it was originally founded by Rhodian colonists. The minting of these plinthophoric drachms started after the liberation of Lycia from Rhodian rule and was continued until the Mithradatic war.
Extremely Fine. Rare. Troxell lists 18 examples, most of them housed in museums.
Rhodiapolis was a town 4 km to the north of the modern Turkish district capital Kumluca. Scholars suppose that it was originally founded by Rhodian colonists. The minting of these plinthophoric drachms started after the liberation of Lycia from Rhodian rule and was continued until the Mithradatic war.