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In the Persian Empire, some regional governors (satraps) were authorized to issue coins for military purposes. They combine Persian and Greek imagery, showing a satrap's head and a local reverse image. These are some of the earliest coin portraits. Silver stater coin, probably Iasus, under Tissaphernes. Circa 400 BCE. From Western Asia Minor, modern-day Turkey. (The British Museum, London).
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