Greek. MYSIA. Astyra. Tissaphernes (c. 400–395 BC). Chalkous (AE, 1.49 g, 12 mm, 12 h). TIΣΣA Bare head of Tissaphernes right / AΣTΥΡ[H] Facing cult-statue of Artemis Astyra, wearing kalathos; to upper right, club. Klein 253; Winzer 6.2; SNG Paris 124A. Bold portrait. Brown patina. Almost extremely fine. Ex Dr. Ittai Gradel collection (1965–2026). This coin from the city of Astyra (Mysia), bearing the head of Tissaphernes, is of particular significance as one of the earliest known representations of a named living individual on a Greek coin. Below the head, the legend ΤΙΣΣΑ can be read. Tissaphernes, a prominent Persian satrap of Lydia and commander of the Persian forces in Asia Minor, played an important role in Achaemenid politics and in the course of the Peloponnesian War. His conflicts with the Spartan king Agesilaus contributed to his fall from favour and his execution in 395 BC.