CILICIA, Tarsos. Tarkumuwa (Datames). Satrap of Cilicia and Cappadocia, 384-361/0 BC. AR Stater (23mm, 10.64 g, 9h). Struck circa 375 BC. Good VF.

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CILICIA, Tarsos. Tarkumuwa (Datames). Satrap of Cilicia and Cappadocia, 384-361/0 BC. AR Stater (23mm, 10.64 g, 9h). Struck circa 375 BC. Baal of Tarsos seated right, torso facing, holding grain ear and grape bunch, cradling eagle-tipped scepter in arm; thymiaterion in background to right; facing head of bull below throne; all within crenellated wall / Satrap, testing arrow, seated right on diphros; winged solar disk with volutes to upper right, bow to lower right. Casabonne Series 2; Moysey Issue 6, obv. die 11, rev. die 9c (unlisted die combination); SNG BN –; SNG Copenhagen 295–6 (same obv. die); Boston MFA 2134 = Warren 1270 (same rev. die). Lightly toned, slight die wear on obverse. Good VF.


Closing Date and Time: 2 April 2025 at 11:35:40 ET.

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