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Category: Ancient Coins

GREEK CARIA OR LYCIA, 450–350 BC

A002

Silver

7 mm (3/4”), 0.74 grams

OBVERSE: Ahura Mazda, the omnipresent god of the Zoroastrian religion of Persia, is seen on one knee. This coin was most likely struck during the Persian rule of Greek territories in the Achaemenid Empire.

REVERSE: The forepart of Greek sphinx is on the reverse within an incused square.

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Marble Sphinx, c. 540 BC, Acropolis Mus, Athens