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Myriandros, Cilicia, Mazaios, Satrap of Cilicia, 361 - 334 B.C.
In "Two Persian Pharaonic Portraits," JNG (2000) pp. 55 - 60, Frank Kovacs first identified the crown worn by both figures as the Pharaohs' Crown of Upper and Lower Egypt. This dates the type to the Egypt's 31st Dynasty (343 - 332 B.C.) when Egypt was ruled by the Achaemenid Persians following the overthrow of Nektanebo II, the last native pharaoh. Kovacs suggests the figure on the obverse is Artaxerxes III Ochos, and that on the reverse is Artaxerxes IV Arses.GS85915. Silver obol, Göktürk 35, SNG BnF 429, Winzer 4.2, SNG Levante -, gVF, toned, fine style, scratches, porosity, off center, Myriandros (near Iskenderun, Turkey) mint, weight 0.619g, maximum diameter 10.7mm, die axis 0o, 343 - 334 B.C.; obverse King of Persia (Artaxerxes III?) enthroned right, bearded, wearing the Crown of Upper and Lower Egypt, back of throne terminating with a griffin head, lotus flower in right hand, long lotus-tipped scepter vertical in left hand; reverse head left of young beardless Persian prince (Artaxerxes IV?), hair in curls, wearing hoop earring and the Crown of Upper and Lower Egypt; ex Savoca Numismatik auction 15 (28 May 2017), lot 299; rare; SOLD
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