★ A plated imitation of charmingly crude style ★

CILICIA. Issos. Tiribazos, satrap of Lydia, 388-380 BC. Stater (Subaeratus, 20 mm, 8.90 g, 1 h), a contemporary plated imitation. [IΣΣIK-ON] / 𐡕𐡓𐡄𐡁𐡆𐡅 ('tribzw' in Aramaic) Ba'al standing front, head to left, holding eagle in his right hand and scepter in his left. Rev. AMI Facing half-length figure of Ahura-Mazda, head to right, his body terminated by a solar disk, holding wreath in his right hand and lotus blossom in his left. Cf. Casabonne series 1, SNG Levante 176 and SNG Paris 416 (for prototype). A plated imitation of charmingly crude style. Some breaks in plating, otherwise, very fine.