EGYPT, Achaemenid Province. Sabakes. Satrap, 340-333 BC. AR Tetradrachm (22.5mm, 16.87 g, 8h). Imitating Athens.

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EGYPT, Achaemenid Province. Sabakes. Satrap, 340-333 BC. AR Tetradrachm (22.5mm, 16.87 g, 8h). Imitating Athens. Head of Athena right, wearing earring and crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves over visor and a spiral palmette on the bowl / Owl standing right, head facing; olive spray, crescent, and uncertain letters to left, "Sabakes symbol" and [S]WYK (in Aramaic) to right. Van Alfen Type III, 24–34 var. (O11/R– [unlisted rev. die]); Nicolet-Pierre, Monnaies 18–26 (same obv. die); SNG Copenhagen 4 var. (no letters on left of rev.); BMC 265 var. (same). Lightly toned, test cut and bankers’ marks. VF.

From the David Wray Collection.

Sabakes, the penultimate Persian satrap in Egypt, fell in battle against Alexander the Great at Issos. His successor, Mazakes, handed over Egypt to the Macedonians in 332 BC.

Closing Date and Time: 22 April 2020 at 11:17:40 ET.

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