CILICIA. Uncertain. 4th century BC. Tetartemorion (Silver, 6 mm, 0.19 g). Bearded male head to left, wearing helmet. Rev. Blank. Casabonne -. Göktürk - . Klein -. SNG Levante -. SNG Paris -. Apparently unpublished and of great interest. The obverse struck somewhat off center, otherwise, good very fine.


This and the following two lots 1402-1403 are part of an enigmatic group of issues showing a design on one side, while leaving the other blank, a practice known from Cyprus (see lot 1475 below), but also attested in Cilicia (cf. SNG Levante 194, 207, 210 & 252). Considering the module and appearance of the coins, the latter region seems likely as their origin, even more so as the image of the Persian Great King (see lot 1402) was very popular in the numismatic iconography of Cilicia.