Silver, 10.73 grams; 24.67 mm. Tarsos, Cilicia. 361-334 B.C. Obverse: 'BLTRZ' (Baaltars) in Aramaic to right, Baaltars seated left, torso facing, holding eagle in right hand, lotus-tipped sceptre in left. Reverse: Aramaic (written from right to left) MZDI above, KM below, Lion bringing down bull to the left. SNG Levante 101; SNG France 338; BMC Lycaonia pg. 172, 57. Very fine/extremely fine. A significant coin which has been published on wildwinds.com

The ancient and illustrious city of Cilicia was the capital of Babylonia, the great empire in the 6th-7th century B.C., surrendered to Alexander the Great in 331 B.C. The Persian satrap Mazaios was appointed governor of Babylon by the Macedonian conqueror.