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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Di Nomos, post: 7814361, member: 100847&quot;]Sorry to bump up an old thread. Gone into another lockdown so been catching up on some reading.</p><p><br /></p><p>Ancient Joe showed a magnificent coin of the Dynast Perikles. He mentioned earlier portraits which are more idealised and less natural. They also have the portrait on the reverse as he said.&nbsp; I have one of these. </p><p><br /></p><p>This coin is of the Dynast Kherei and predates the Perikles portrait by 20 years or so. It is a stater, c.410 - 390 BC, and has the name Kherei to the left in Lycian script.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is a very deep strike, which may explain the slight flatness in the centre and the flan cracks are probably from the force needed to create such a deep incuse. It&#039;s a nice example nonetheless and certainly one of the earliest portrait coins with the rulers name</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1343115[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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