Kherei
Kherei | |
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Allegiance | Achaemenid Empire |
Years of service | fl. 410 – 390 BC |
Rank | Dynast of Lycia |
Kherei (circa 433-410 BC,
Present-day knowledge of Lycia in the period of classical antiquity comes mostly from archaeology, in which this region is unusually rich.[3] He may have been the dynast to whom was dedicated the Xanthian Obelisk, where he is mentioned in multiple places, although this could more probably be his predecessor Kheriga (Xeriga, Gergis in Greek).[4] Kherei may have been Kheriga's brother, and succeeded him.
Coinage
Kherei was among last the Lycian rulers to issue coinage. After 360 BC, the region of Lycia was taken over by the
The portrait on the coins of Kherei show the dynast wearing the Achaemenid satrapal headdress.[6]
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Coinage of Kherei. Circa 410-390 BC. Obv: Helmeted head of Athena. Rev: Head of Kherei, wearing Persian tiara decorated with laurel branch.
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Coinage of Kherei. Circa 410-390 BC
Notes
- ^ CNG: DYNASTS of LYCIA. Kherei. Circa 410-390 BC. AR Stater (17.5mm, 8.53 g, 9h).
- ^ ISBN 9780520015647.
- ^ D. T. Potts, A Companion to the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East (2012), p. 912: "...c. 380–370 BC, two western Lycian dynasts named Arttumpara and Mithrapata claimed power simultaneously."
- ISBN 9004109560.
- ^ CNG: DYNASTS of LYCIA. Mithrapata. Circa 390-370 BC. AR Stater (23mm, 9.73 g, 5h).
- ^ CNG: DYNASTS of LYCIA. Mithrapata. Circa 390-370 BC. AR Stater (23mm, 9.73 g, 5h).
Further reading
- Lotz, Helmut (2017). "Xerei, der Errichter des Inschriftenpfeilers von Xanthos". Kadmos (in German). 56 (1–2): 139–172. S2CID 165480090.