Description

Cilicia, Tarsos AR Stater. Pharnabazos, Persian military commander, circa 380-373 BC. Diademed female head (Arethusa?) facing slightly to left, wearing pendant earrings and elaborate necklace / Bearded male head (Ares?) to left, wearing crested Attic helmet; FRNBZW in Aramaic to left. Casabonne Series 3; Moysey Issue 3, 27a–c; SNG BnF –; SNG Levante –; SNG von Aulock 5920–1. 10.62g, 22mm, 6h.

Extremely Fine; well-centred, struck from dies of fine style.

From the David Redman Collection, collector's ticket included