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BABYLONIA. Alexandrine Empire. Mazaeus, as Satrap (331-328 BC). AV double-daric (22mm, 17.31 gm, 11h). NGC XF 4/5 - 4/5, flan flaw. Baaltars seated left, head facing, grounded scepter in left hand, eagle, wheat stalk, and bunch of grapes on vine in right; dotted border / Lion left, attacking bull left; all within linear square frame. Treasures of Ancient Bactria (Miho Museum, 2002), 44a and b (both ex Mir Zakah II deposit) var. (lion attacking bull to right). For equivalent silver issues of Cilicia, cf. SNG Levante 100-106 and SNG France 2, 330-331. Evidence of an overstrike, possibly a running archer/king type of the Achaemenid Empire based on the thick lines in the field on the reverse, which was used on the double darics produced during the time of Darius I.
From the WTR Collection. Ex Heritage Auctions, Auction 3073 CSNS (25 April 2019), lot 30206
This extraordinary and large gold piece has been provisionally dated to the transition period between the conquest and consolidation of Alexander the Great's eastern empire. During this time, Alexander employed many of the same provincial rulers, or satraps, who had previously served the Persian King Darius II in the same capacity. Mazaeus, satrap of Cilicia, was among them. Though uninscribed, the design of this piece is virtually identical to coins struck under Mazaeus while he served under Darius. Other "local" Babylonian coins were struck at this time including double-darics featuring the Persian running archer/ king motif.
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Estimate: 15000-20000 USD
BABYLONIA. Alexandrine Empire. Mazaeus, as Satrap (331-328 BC). AV double-daric (22mm, 17.31 gm, 11h). NGC XF 4/5 - 4/5, flan flaw. Baaltars seated left, head facing, grounded scepter in left hand, eagle, wheat stalk, and bunch of grapes on vine in right; dotted border / Lion left, attacking bull left; all within linear square frame. Treasures of Ancient Bactria (Miho Museum, 2002), 44a and b (both ex Mir Zakah II deposit) var. (lion attacking bull to right). For equivalent silver issues of Cilicia, cf. SNG Levante 100-106 and SNG France 2, 330-331. Evidence of an overstrike, possibly a running archer/king type of the Achaemenid Empire based on the thick lines in the field on the reverse, which was used on the double darics produced during the time of Darius I.
From the WTR Collection. Ex Heritage Auctions, Auction 3073 CSNS (25 April 2019), lot 30206
This extraordinary and large gold piece has been provisionally dated to the transition period between the conquest and consolidation of Alexander the Great's eastern empire. During this time, Alexander employed many of the same provincial rulers, or satraps, who had previously served the Persian King Darius II in the same capacity. Mazaeus, satrap of Cilicia, was among them. Though uninscribed, the design of this piece is virtually identical to coins struck under Mazaeus while he served under Darius. Other "local" Babylonian coins were struck at this time including double-darics featuring the Persian running archer/ king motif.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/greek/ancients-babylonia-alexandrine-empire-mazaeus-as-satrap-331-328-bc-av-double-daric-22mm-1731-gm-11h-ngc-x/a/3094-33013.s?type=CoinArchives3094
HID02906262019
© 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 15000-20000 USD