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Coin ID #829

Astyra (BC 400-395) AE 12 - Tissaphernes

Tissaphernes, Satrap of Mysia, ca 400-395 BC. AE12 (1.29g, 2h). Bearded head of Satrap right / Cult statue of Artemis Astyrene facing, ΑΣΤΥΡΗ to left, club to right. Black-brown patina, about EF.

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Filename:00282q00.jpg
City/Mint name:Satraps and Governors
Rating (3 votes):11111
Keywords:bronze / classical / satrap
References:H.A. Cahn, Zwei griechische Miszellen, in: Numismatics - Witness to History (1986), p. 11-14 and Pl. 3, 1-7; SNG Paris 124 A; Klein 253
Valuation:Lanz Auc. 117 (11/2003), lot 282 (EUR 150 ($177) + comm)
Photo courtesy of:Numismatik Lanz - www.numislanz.de
Filesize:38 KiB
Date added:Feb 06, 2005
Dimensions:637 x 285 pixels
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