Watch List notes:

SYRIA, Cyrrhestica. Bambyce. Abyaty, circa 342-331 BC. Didrachm (Silver, 21 mm, 8.15 g, 11 h). [𐡄𐡃𐡃 𐡅𐡈𐡄] ('hdd w'th' in Aramaic) Draped bust of female facing, with wild hair and wearing pearl necklace; to lower left, circlet. Rev. 𐡄𐡁𐡉𐡕𐡉 ('byty' in Aramaic) The Persian Great King, raising his right hand, in quadriga of mules driven by a male charioteer to right; on mule, countermark of 𐡍 within incuse. BMC -. Mildenberg, Note 4. Seyrig, Hieropolis, 4. SNG Copenhagen -. Very rare and of great interest. Struck from a slightly worn obverse die, otherwise, good very fine.


From a European collection, formed before 2005.