In the Persian Empire, some regional governors (satraps) were authorized to issue coins for military purposes. They combine Persian and Greek imagery, showing a strap's head and a local reverse image. These are some of the earliest coin portraits. Two silver stater coins, Cyzicus, under Pharnabazus. Circa 395-394 BCE. From Western Asia Minor, modern-day Turkey. (The British Museum, London).
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