CILICIA, Tarsos. Tarkumuwa (Datames). Satrap of Cilicia and Cappadocia, 384-361/0 BC. AR Stater (23mm, 10.39 g, 9h). Struck circa 370 BC.

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Lot: 122. Estimated: $ 300

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Sold For $ 550. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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CILICIA, Tarsos. Tarkumuwa (Datames). Satrap of Cilicia and Cappadocia, 384-361/0 BC. AR Stater (23mm, 10.39 g, 9h). Struck circa 370 BC. Baal of Tarsos seated right, head and torso facing, holding grain ear and grape bunch in extended right hand, cradling eagle-tipped scepter in left 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. Casabonne Series 3; Moysey Issue 5; SNG BN 291–7. Deep iridescent tone, cleaning scratches, some areas of roughness. Good VF.

From the BLS Collection, purchased from Kirk Davis.


Closing Date and Time: 9 September 2020 at 10:40:20 ET.

All winning bids are subject to an 18% buyer’s fee.