Tarsos (BC 361-334) Stater - Mazaios

Mazaios, Satrap of Cilicia, 361/0-334 BC. AR Stater (24mm, 10.76g, 3h). Crowned figure of Artaxerxes III in the guise of Baaltars seated right on throne with back terminating in swanâ€™s head, holding lotus flower in right hand, lotus-tipped scepter in left; Bâ€™LTRZ (in retrograde Aramaic) to left, M (in Aramaic) to lower right / Lion recumbent left; bow above. Near EF, lightly toned, a little die wear. Very rare. Sunrise Coll.; ex Prospero Coll. (New York Sale XXVII, 1/2012, lot 587).

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City/Mint name:	Tarsos
Keywords:	silver / classical
References:	Casabonne Series 6; SNG France 422 (Myriandros); SNG Levante Supp. 26 var. (legend not retrograde; Myriandros); Jameson 1621; Sunrise â€“
Valuation:	CNG Triton XVIII (1/2015), lot 88 ($30,000 + comm)
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