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Kyrrhestike, Bambyke-Manbog AR Didrachm. Circa 342-331 BC. Bearded Persian king seated left, wearing crenelated crown, holding upright lotus-flower or cup in right hand and raised left arm, before incense altar, above which, crescent; in right field, Aramaic legend: 'atar'ateh / Biga advancing left, carrying driver holding reins and bearded and crowned Persian king with raised right hand; above biga, yod. 8.16g, 23mm, 6h.
Unpublished in the standard references, for obverse type cf. Myriandros in Cilicia, obol, SNG Levante 183-4; for reverse type cf. H. Seyrig. "Le monnayage de Hieropolis de Syrie à l'epoque d'Alexandre" in RN 1971, pp. 11-21 and HGC 9, 1342, which is ultimately derived from Sidonian chariot types.
Unique and of considerable historical interest. Very Fine, with golden highlights. Test cut to obverse.
Bambyke-Manbog was a temple state ruled by priests who recognised the authority of the Great Kings of Aštart Hellenised as Astarte. Astarte's most common symbol was the crescent moon, while the lotus-flower has long been associated with fertility and the cup of eternal life.
Unpublished in the standard references, for obverse type cf. Myriandros in Cilicia, obol, SNG Levante 183-4; for reverse type cf. H. Seyrig. "Le monnayage de Hieropolis de Syrie à l'epoque d'Alexandre" in RN 1971, pp. 11-21 and HGC 9, 1342, which is ultimately derived from Sidonian chariot types.
Unique and of considerable historical interest. Very Fine, with golden highlights. Test cut to obverse.
Bambyke-Manbog was a temple state ruled by priests who recognised the authority of the Great Kings of Aštart Hellenised as Astarte. Astarte's most common symbol was the crescent moon, while the lotus-flower has long been associated with fertility and the cup of eternal life.