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Cilicia, Tarsos, 361 – 334 BC. Mazaios, Satrap. AR Stater. ‘BLTRZ’ in Aramaic; Baal of Tarsus seated left holding sceptre, stalk of corn and bunch of grapes, ram’s head right below seat / ‘MZDI’ in Aramaic; lion left, bringing down stag, letter below.
| Diameter [mm]: | AR22 |
| Weight [g]: | 10,46 |
| Grade: | F/VF |
| Attribution: | SNG Paris 321-322 |
| Commentary: | scarce issue with lion attacking stag; obverse struck with worn die, test cut |
Mazaios was a Persian satrap of Cilicia, who after the defeat of Persians at Gaugamela changed sides and became satrap of Babylon under Alexander the Great.
