CLASSICAL COINS
COINAGE OF PERSIAN SATRAPS IN ASIA MINOR
UNKNOWN SATRAPS
Tetradrachm, struck in Ionia , about 370-340 BC. AR 15.03 g. Great King of Persia running r., wearing kidaris and kandys, holding bow in his outstretched l. hand, sceptre in his r. hand. Rev. Incuse rectangle with irregular pattern ("map"). SNG von Aulock 7809 (these dies). Cf. TRITON, New York sale XVIII (2015),604.
Very rare and intriguing issue . Elegant patina. Extremely fine Provenance: Auction Gorny & Mosch-Giessener Münzhandlung GmbH, München 155 (2007), 159.