Description: MESOPOTAMIA. Mazaces (ca. 331-322 BC). AR tetradrachm. Imitating Athens. Head of Athena right, wearing hoop earring and Attic helmet decorated with three laurel leaves and vine scroll / MZDK (Aramaic), owl standing right, head facing; olive spray and crescent behind, symbol of Mazaces to right. Mitchiner I-G, type 12. Mitchiner ACW 126-127. Rare type with a test cut. Test cuts are very common on these coins. The portrait of Athena is a fun and quirky style. NGC graded Choice VF, 4/5 strike, 2/5 surface, test cut, overstruck. Mazakes is best known as the Persian satrap who took over Egypt after Sabakes fell in battle against Alexander the Great's army at the Granicus, and later handed over the province peacefully to the Macedonian king. Based off these coins he was sent by Alexander III to be the satrap of Mesopotamia.
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Denomination: Tetradrachm
Historical Period: Greek (450 BC-100 AD)
Composition: Silver
Year: 322 BC
Era: Ancient
Geographic Origin: Ancient Greece
Grade: VF 30
Country/Region of Manufacture: Greece
Certification: NGC
