Silver stater from Tarsos, Satrap Datames (c.384-361 BC), Cilicia, Greek coinage

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Baal of Tarsos seated right, head and torso facing, holding grain ear and grape bunch, cradling eagle-tipped scepter in arm; B’LTRZ (in Aramaic) to left, thymiaterion in background; all within crenellated wall / Ana, nude, standing right, extending right hand and pointing at the head of Tarkumuwa, standing left, wearing chlamys, leaning on staff in left hand, right hand raised; thymiaterion and TRKMW (in Aramaic) between; all within square dotted border in linear border. 21mm, 8.81 grams. Tarsos mint, struck circa 370 BC. Casabonne Series 3; Moysey Issue 5; SNG BN 291.

Toned, small test cut on reverse.

Tarkumuwa (Datames) was Satrap of Cilicia and Cappadocia, 384-361/0 BC. 

From the AVARAE Collection; ex-CNG.


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