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LOT 3210
Cilicia, Tarsos AR Twelfth Stater or Obol. Struck circa 380-379 BC. Pharnabazos, Persian military commander.
Female head facing slightly to left; [dolphin to lower left?] / Bearded and helmetted male head (Ares?) to left. Casabonne Series 2–3, pl. 4, 14; Göktürk 21; SNG BnF 303. Near Very Fine.(0.65gr, 9mm, 3h.).
Provenance
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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