Persia, Alexandrine Empire AR Tetradrachm. Satrap of Cilicia or Babylon, temp. of Mazaios, circa 331-328 BC(?). Baaltars seated to left, his torso facing, holding short sceptre in right hand, left hand placed on throne; NI below / Lion standing to left; Phoenician letter mem(?) in exergue. Unpublished in the standard references; for similar, H. Nicolet-Pierre 'Argent et or frappes en Babylonie entre 331 et 311 ou de Mazdai a Seleucos' in Travaux Le Rider, cf. M1-7; Mitchiner, Indo-Greek and Indo-Skythian Coinage I, cf. Type 5; Babylon, Perses Achéménides, cf. 377-313. 17.00g, 22mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Unpublished in the Standard References.
From a private European collection.