I have posted this thread abut 7 years ago but did not clear.perhaps this time friends can help to me. when I bought this coin . the seller told me that it is an Achaemenid satraps coins . I searched the Achaemenid book catalogue an any mor references but can not find the coin like this . what is your idea?
A very interesting mystery! Is it unpublished or is it a modern fantasy? I don't know. The coin looks convincing. The only two coins I see in archives which remotely resemble your coin are much smaller fractions and they are unpublished. https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=272784 Triton XVIII, Lot: 769. Estimate $500. Sold for $300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. Uncertain. 4th century BC. AR Fraction (6.5mm, 0.20 g, 12h). Head right, wearing bashlyk / Eagle standing left; uncertain inscription to left; all in dotted square in incuse square. Unpublished. VF, a couple trace deposits, faint cleaning marks on reverse. https://sixbid.com/browse.html?auction=2858&category=58666&lot=2391590 ACHAEMENID EMPIRE. Uncertain (4th century BC). Fraction (1/32 Siglos?). Obv: Male head right, wearing bashlyk. Rev: Eagle standing left within pelleted linear border; all within incuse square. Cf. Triton XVIII, lot 769; Brindley -. Extremely rare Condition: Good very fine. Weight: 0.14 g. Diameter: 7 mm.
Well, my gut instinct on looking at the OP coin style was Persis, so Achaemenid satrapy sounds plausible to me. Unfortunately, I'm not nearly as familiar with Achaemenid coinage as I am with Parthian and Sasanian, so I don't know any specifics for this piece.
My gut says forgery. It appears to be the style, shape, and size of a siglos minted under the Achaemenid Dynasty. Although, i do not recognize the devices and could not find anything similar in any archive. The fabric reminds me of a a type that notorious fake sellers list brand used to sell on ebay. I don't recall their name, but they had/have a brick and mortar store in London. They were sent several letters by members or Forumancientcoins, including the owner, to stop selliny them. Might have finally worked. Edit: Saxbys_Coins
I have a mystery coin from that area and era; perhaps someone may know more about this one that I picked up. @Nicholas Molinari says that it is not an Acheloos / Man-Faced-Bull. Rather it is a forepart of a bull. Just curious if anyone knows anything about this Tetartemorion like @mani is trying to find? Uncertain West Asia Minor Karia 5th C. BCE AR Tetartemorion 5mm 0.15g Female bust - Forepart Bull r Kayhan 968 except it is right-facing
