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Lot 4554    SESSION 11 (2PM FRIDAY 27TH NOVEMBER)    Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Estimate $100
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $110

MYSIA, Astyra, Tissaphernes, satrap, (c.400-395 B.C.), (1.31 g), AE 12, obv. bare head right, **[TISSA]* below neck, rev. cult statue of Artemis Astyrene, club to right, **[A]STUR* to left upwards, (S.-. Winzer (Winemaker) 6.2, SNG France 124A, Klein 253). Very fine or better, a great rarity.

Ex Tom Cederlind stock with ticket priced at $450US.
Tissaphernes played an important part in Persian politics. He had a significant effect on the outcome of the Peloponnesian War, particularly in the war between Artaxerxes and Prince Cyrus. He was one of four generals of Artaxerxes and made a decisive contribution to his victory at Kunaxa (Xenophon, Anabasis I 8, 9f). In 395 B.C. Tissaphernes was executed probably mainly because of his failures against the Spartan army of Agesilaus in Asia Minor.

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