★ Beautifully toned and struck on a broad flan ★

CILICIA. Tarsos. Pharnabazos, Persian military commander, 380-374/3 BC. Stater (Silver, 24 mm, 10.42 g, 10 h). 𐡁𐡏𐡋𐡕𐡓𐡆 ('bltrz' in Aramaic) Baaltars seated left on backless throne, his body turned to front, holding lotus-tipped scepter in his right hand and resting his left on his chlamys at his waist. Rev. 𐡅𐡓𐡍𐡁𐡆𐡅 - 𐡊𐡋𐡊 ('frnbzw klk' in Aramaic) Bearded head of Ares (?) to left, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with a volute on the bowl. Casabonne Series 4. SNG Levante 72. SNG Paris 251-5. SNG von Aulock 5927-9. Beautifully toned and struck on a broad flan. Light die wear on the obverse, otherwise, extremely fine.

From the Graeculus Collection, Peus 428, 28 April 2021, 316, ex Numismatica Ars Classica 6, 11 March 1993, 188, Auctiones AG 24, 23-24 June 1994, 320 and Münzen & Medaillen AG FPL 566, June 1993, 20.