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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     720829      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Greek Region:     CILICIA City:     Soloi Issuer:     Uncertain satrap Date Ruled:     Circa 380-333 BC Metal:     Silver Denomination:     Stater Struck / Cast:     struck Weight:     9.85 g Die Axis:     1 h Obverse Description:     Bearded head of Herakles right, lion's skin tied around neck Reverse Legend:     Σ−Ο−Λ−Ι−Κ−Ο−Ν Reverse Description:     Head of satrap right, wearing Persian headdress; Σ−Ο−Λ−Ι−Κ−Ο−Ν faintly visible around Primary Reference:     SNG France 160 (same obv. die) Reference2:     SNG Levante 50 Reference3:     Winzer 10.5 Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=84597 Grade:     Good VF, toned, some roughness and a couple die breaks on obverse. Notes:     Sale: CNG 72, Lot: 829 Winzer's attribution to Tiribazos is based on the similarity of this coin's portrait to others bearing that satrap's name. However, as the date of this issue, 380-333 BC, falls after the conclusion of Tiribazos' tenure as satrap in 385 BC, it is difficult to assign this issue to him. Winzer's own conclusion about the satrapal portrait on his 10.4, which he calls an "idealisiertes Satrapenportrait," further undercuts the attribution to Tiribazos. Given the dating of this issue it is possible that the portrait is of Autophradates, or perhaps an idealized portrait of the great king himself in satrapal garb (cf. the Alexander Mosaic from Herculaneum).

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