288, Lot: 195. Estimate $150. Sold for $650. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

MYSIA, Kisthene. Pharnabazos. Persian military commander, 413-374/3 BC. Æ (9mm, 0.75 g, 5h). Struck circa 399-390 BC. Head right, wearing bashlik; [Φ behind?] / Forepart of winged bull right. Troxell, Orontes 7 (citing 2); Winzer 9.1 or 9.2. VF, green patina. Very rare.

Troxell knew of two specimens at the time of her study, which she assigned to the slightly later satrap Orontes (other small bronze coins specifically naming Orontes feature a similar reverse). A specimen cited by Winzer (= Aufhäuser 12, lot 90), however, has a “Φ” behind the head on the obverse, leading naturally to an attribution to Pharnabazos while satrap at Daskyleion.