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ID:     81556
Type:     Greek
Region:     SATRAPS OF ASIA MINOR
City:     Ionia Achaemenid Empire
Issuer:     Uncertain Satrap
Date Ruled:     ca. 340 - 334 . BC
Metal:     Bronze
Denomination:     Unit
Struck / Cast:     struck
Date Struck:     ca. 340-334 BC
Diameter:     14.7 mm
Weight:     1.879 g
Obverse Legend:     B A
Obverse Description:     King kneeling right, holding spear and drawing bow, B A behind
Reverse Description:     Irregular raised patterns within incuse square, possibly a relief map of hinterland of Ephesos?
Mint:     Ephesos?
Primary Reference:     BMC Ionia p. 324, 7
Reference2:     Johnston, "The Earliest Preserved Greek Map: A New Ionian Coin Type," JHS (1967), 1-4
Photograph Credit:     FORUM ANCIENT COINS
Source:     http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?zpg=24778