Watch List notes:

Cilicia, Tarsos AR Stater. Pharnabazos, Persian military commander, circa 380-373 BC. Diademed female head (Arethusa?) facing slightly to left, wearing pendant earrings and elaborate necklace / Bearded male head (Ares?) to right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with a volute on the bowl and three olive leaves above the visor; FRNBZWHLK in Aramaic to left, monogram to right. Casabonne Series 3; SNG BnF 248; SNG Levante -; Traité II 596; SNG von Aulock 5925. 10.73g, 23mm, 7h.

Mint State; exquisitely detailed and lustrous, a stunning example.

Acquired from Auktionshaus H. D. Rauch GmbH.