the rule of Pixodarus over neighbouring Lycia: In the month Siwan, year 1 of King Artaxerxes. In the fortress of Arñna (Xanthos). Pixodarus son of Katomno (Hecatomnus), the satrap who is in Karka (Caria) and Termmila (Lycia).... When Pixodarus, the son of Hecatomnus, became satrap of Lycia, he appointed as rulers of Lycia Hieron (ijeru) and Apollodotos (natrbbejẽmi), and as governor (asaxlazu) of Xanthus, Artemelis (erttimeli). The Artaxerxes in question is thought to be Artaxerxes IV. Coinage He ordered the minting of his own golden coins, a right at time exclusively reserved to the King of Persia. References Smith, William (editor); Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, "Pixodarus (2)", Boston, (1867) Notes External links Livius, Pixodarus by Jona Lendering 335 BC deaths 4th-century BC rulers Carian people Year of birth unknown Achaemenid satraps of Caria Hecatomnid dynasty