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TARSE - MAZAIOS Satrape of Babylonia 361-334
Baaltars seated…
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84
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TARSE - MAZAIOS Satrape of Babylonia 361-334
Baaltars seated…
See original version (French)
Estimate €800 - €1,000
Voluntary lot
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TARSE - MAZAIOS Satrape of Babylonia 361-334
Baaltars seated left, facing front, holding a vine, an ear of wheat and a long sceptre. Behind, legend "Baaltars" in Aramaic. Linear circle.
R/. Lion attacking a deer. Above, legend "Mazdai" in Aramaic. Below, O.
♦ Bab 678; Pozzi 2854
Silver statere (10.92 g)
Superb specimen.
Syria. The founder of the Syrian dynasty was a lieutenant of Alexander III the Great: Seleucus I Nicator (312-280).
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