Tarsos (BC 400-387) Hemiobol

ca 425-400 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.38g). Protome of bridled horse left / Fantastic creature walking left (a winged horned lion), 'BL' in Aramaic to left, within shallow incuse circle. Good VF, some encrustation.

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Filename:	670830.jpg
City/Mint name:	Tarsos
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Keywords:	silver / classical
References:	SNG Levante -; SNG France -; cf. Troxell & Kagan 13 (for similar creature); Babelon, Perses -; Klein -
Valuation:	CNG Auc. 67 (9/2004), lot 830 ($150 + comm); cf. Aufhauser 12 (10/96), 271 (.35g, unpublished, 700 DM)
Photo courtesy of:	Classical Numismatic Group - www.cngcoins.com
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Date added:	Dec 08, 2004
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Dimitry

[Dec 08, 2004 at 07:51 AM]

Although CNG identified this coin ca 4th cent. BC and as "unknown city/satrap," based on the similarity of the horned winged lion to another coin ca 425-400 (see coin #274 here), as identified by Levante, stylistically this seems to come from the same series. It is unclear what 'BL' stands for.

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Tarsos (BC 400-387) Hemiobol

ca 425-400 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.38g). Protome of bridled horse left / Fantastic creature walking left (a winged horned lion), 'BL' in Aramaic to left, within shallow incuse circle. Good VF, some encrustation.